Practice sun salutations

Posted on: February 28, 2008
Posted by: SiteEditorArianna
Related topics: 7 day challenge, daily challenge, strength, toning up, and yoga
Challenge Yourself for: 7 days

Sun salutations are a great method for loosening up in the morning and kick-starting your day. If you’ve never heard of them, they’re a yogic practice of 12 postures performed in a single, graceful flow of movement. Each individual movement is coordinated with the breath, which means that as you stretch you inhale and as you fold you exhale. Practicing sun salutations helps you build strength and increase your flexibility.

This week, challenge yourself to practice 3-5 sun salutations every day. See if you feel more energized.

Always consult a physician before starting any exercise routine.

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katewalsh
Posted February 28, 2008 at 09:59 AM

Where do I find how to do the Sun Salutaion?

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SiteEditorArianna
Posted February 28, 2008 at 02:25 PM

I found this great online video that shoes you all the poses and explains them in detail:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/351572/sun_salutation_instructions/

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Yancey21
Posted March 11, 2008 at 10:34 PM

Me and my roomate are taking yoga class a few times a week together. We have noticed such a difference in our mood, and flexiability

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Queenslg13
Posted March 19, 2008 at 05:31 AM

I have found that if you do this excercise or any relaxing excercise right when you get up, before you get ready for the day, you feel more awake. Then it is not so hard to keep away the rest of the day. The only hard part is getting yourself up to do them.

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jenmurphy
Posted March 27, 2008 at 08:34 AM

I also like the following site for salutation examples and explanations:
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/sunsalutation.asp
Enjoy,
Jennifer

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SiteEditorArianna
Posted April 01, 2008 at 01:28 PM

@jenmurphy: Ooh, I really like your link too! Nice find.

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SiteEditorArianna
Posted April 01, 2008 at 01:29 PM

I just started doing Ashtanga yoga, which is pretty fast-paced. I feel like I could really use some practice with sun salutations because you do a lot of them in this yoga practice.