Yoga for Tone & Balance

Step 1: Begin standing with your feet shoulder-distance apart, your spine straight and tall, and your shoulders pulled gently together on your back. Inhale as your arms move above your head until your hands are directly above your shoulders. Keep the fingers and arms active. Step forward with your left foot and pour all your weight into this foot. Make sure the toes are spread wide apart and the knee always remains slightly bent - not locked.

Step 2: Begin hinging at the hips. Pull your bellybutton in and engage your abs as you lean your upper body forward and lift your right leg behind you. Keep the right quadriceps and foot flexed; the right leg is straight and strong with the toes moving toward your face as your heel kicks away from you. Continue to activate the arms by extending them out in front of you as far as possible.

Step 3: Keeping the body in one fluid line from the finger tips to the heel, continue to hinge forward as far as you can or until your torso and leg are parallel to the floor. The neck remains aligned with the spine and extending in the same direction as the arms. Make sure to keep your abs engaged and your standing knee micro-bent. Continue steadily breathing in and out through the nose.

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