{"id":57922,"date":"2021-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/blog\/uncategorized\/yoga-tone-workout\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T22:00:00","slug":"yoga-tone-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/blog\/move\/yoga-tone-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Workout of the week: full-body yoga tone workout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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FULL-BODY YOGA TONE WORKOUT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ALL LEVELS <\/strong>\/ yoga tone workout \/ 25 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipment<\/strong>: 2 dumbbells & mat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yoga is an excellent form of exercise.<\/strong> This holistic practice has been around for more than 5,000 years. Once centered mainly around mental and spiritual practice<\/strong>, the ancient exercise has found its way into contemporary fitness world through dance, martial arts and even weightlifting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoga has multiple benefits<\/a> and one of them is toning. Carolina L\u00fcthi, our personal trainer from <\/strong>EVO Zurich Enge<\/strong><\/a>, confirms that with this full-body yoga tone workout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim to perform this flow 5 times. However, feel free to listen to your body and add or reduce rounds. During the first round, perform each exercise 2 times; each next round, add 2 more repetitions of each exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Utkata Konasana (sumo squat) with arm raises<\/li>
  2. Opening Trikonasana (triangle pose)<\/li>
  3. Ashta Chandrasana (high lunge) with arm lifts<\/li>
  4. Skandasana (cossack squat) with biceps curls<\/li>
  5. Straightening Vajrasana (kneeling yoga pose) with tricep curls<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Ready? Let’s do this.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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    WORKOUT SETUP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    • 5 exercises<\/li>
    • 1st<\/sup> round \u2013 2 reps; each next round, add 2 more reps<\/li>
    • Aim for 5 rounds<\/li>
    • Around 25 minutes<\/li>
    • Equipment: 2 dumbbells & mat<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      WORKING OUT FROM HOME? NO PROBLEM.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      If you don\u2019t have the equipment originally needed for this workout, you can substitute it with these everyday items or use these alternative exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Alternative equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Dumbbells = two bottles of water or use only the weight of your body<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        FULL YOGA FLOW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        1st round: 2 reps each exercise<\/strong>
        2nd round: 4 reps each exercise<\/strong>
        3rd round: 6 reps each exercise<\/strong>
        4th round: 8 reps each exercise<\/strong>
        5th round: 10 reps each exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Keep the dumbbells in your hands throughout the whole yoga flow. Smoothly shift from one movement to the next like Carolina is showing in the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n