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Yoga Workout for Arms
Tone Your Arms with Yoga

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Tone your biceps and triceps for strong, sleek arms that look great in sleeveless tops.

1. Downward Facing Dog - Adho Mukha Svanasana

Downward Facing Dog© Barry Stone
Begin the sequence in downward facing dog.

2. Plank Pose

Plank Pose© Barry Stone
Come forward to a plank position.

3. Side Plank - Vasisthasana

Side Plank Pose - Vasisthasana© Barry Stone
Roll the the right side, coming onto the outside edge of your right foot and lifting the left arm up toward the ceiling.

4. Full Side Plank - Full Vasisthasana

© Barry Stone
Grab the left big toe and come into full side plank if your practice includes this pose.

Come through plank and do side plank on the left arm.

5. Plank Pose

Plank Pose© Barry Stone
Return to plank.

6. Four Limbed Staff Pose - Chaturanga Dandasana

Chaturanga Dandasana© Barry Stone
Lower to chaturanga. For an extra arm strengthener, push back up to plank and lower to chaturanga again. Do several of these chaturanga push ups.

7. Upward Facing Dog - Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

© Barry Stone
Roll over the toes to upward facing dog.

8. Downward Facing Dog - Adho Mukha Svanasana

Downward Facing Dog© Barry Stone
Push back to downward facing dog.

Lift the right leg to a downward facing dog split.

9. Wild Thing

© Barry Stone
Flip the dog, coming into wild thing.

Come back to downward facing dog and repeat wild thing on the left side.

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