Oh, February! The month of love. While some couples opt for the chocolates and sweets to celebrate, we believe the best way to show your love is by sweating with your sweetie.
We offer some great yoga classes in our studio – check them out HERE. But, if you’re looking for something a little more intimate, below are some tips and tricks to keep toned with that special someone.
– Julie Erickson
Boat Pose Navasana
Challenges balance, works abdominals
Sit, facing each other, pull the knees into the chest and then bring your soles together. Extend the legs, pressing into the feet and roll back slightly to balance. Hold for 30 seconds, progressing up to a minute with practice.
To add an additional challenge, keep the feet together and roll away from the legs.
Repeat 3 times.
Boat Pose With Spot
Challenges balance, works abdominals
One partner seated, one standing, reach legs toward standing partner and press into legs. Hold wrists, pull the abdominals in and roll away from standing partner and back up.
Repeat for a total of 5.
Half Moon (Ardha Chandrasana)
Challenges balance
Start facing in the same direction, toes pointed toward each other. Bend “front” knee slightly and reach hands toward each other, connecting at the wrists. Lift opposite leg and balance reaching out through the heels. Lift free arm to the ceiling and hold for 20-30 seconds on each side.
Chatarunga Dandasana High Plank/Sun Salutation
Challenges full body strength, Opens the chest and front of the body
Facing away from each other- reach opposing feet toward one another, lower to low plank position, pull into upward facing dog with both feet lowering to the floor, then back into downward dog. Switch feet.
Repeat for a total of 4 sun salutations
Upward Facing Dog from Sun Salutation With Spot
Opens chest
An upward facing dog with an assist. One partner pulling up into an upward facing dog or cobra position, assisting partner stands over backbend, draws shoulders back and assists in keeping the backbend position – hold for 20 seconds.
Seated twist
Assists in rotation
Sitting with backs together, arms intertwined, lengthen through the spine and rotate in one direction, holding, pulse a little further for 3 small pulses, return to center and reverse direction.
Repeat 5 times on each side
