Beginner yoga poses may look easy at first glance, but after holding your body still and feeling your muscles burn, you'll realize these poses are the ticket to rocking your swimsuit. Here are seven beginner yoga poses to strengthen and tone your bikini body.
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A staple of beginning yoga classes, Downward Facing Dog tones your arms and upper back. Here's a challenging variation to target your tush as well.
Good old Warrior 2 is another standard posture you'll find in a yoga class. This standing pose will target the quads and glutes, and since you're engaging your arms, you'll also tone your shoulders.
Balancing poses challenge your core, and this one will also tone your shoulders, outer thighs, and bum.
This variation of Fierce pose looks simple enough, but it sure will bring on the thigh-and-butt burn.
This pose is a fun way to tone the backside of your body, especially the backs of your legs. You'll also feel a nice opening in the chest.
If you're looking to tone your abs, try this effective pose.
This relaxing pose will increase flexibility in your spine, as well as tone your bum and thighs.