Downward facing dog, Stretching Exercises: 6 Yoga Moves That'll Make You Look Younger

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Stretching Exercises: 6 Yoga Moves That'll Make You Look Younger

Ward off lines and wrinkles by adding one or all six of these anti-aging, super-stretching yoga poses to your workout

April 13, 2011 | by Kristen Oldham Giordani | 36 COMMENTS

Downward facing dog

• Start on your hands and knees. Hands should be shoulder-distance apart with palms flat on the floor.

• Bend your knees, engage your abs, and pull yourself back into what looks like an inverted V. Feet should be shoulder-distance apart.

• Try to reach your heels to the floor and your butt up toward the ceiling.

• Relax your neck.

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Downward facing dog is hands down my favorite move. Some of these are not very good if your have a bad back or neck.

by Squidney Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 03:01PM Report as inappropriate

Very interesting, but be careful if you have a preexisting injury and/or pain.

by robyne00 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 03:48PM Report as inappropriate

It's not exactly yoga that is anti-aging, but rather more the stretching that forces you to relax and breath, allowing you to clear your mind. I did gymnastics for 15 yrs and I found that stretching for 20minutes a day, with similar moves here, before the yoga fad, helped me reduce stress, even when the pressures of competition was upon me. This should explain for the yoga amateurs why exactly the move helps with anti-aging and also mention that most of these moves are not for those with joint or back problems such as myself. It's like blind faith with this article. You tell me what to do, but why?

by Lani702 Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 10:02AM Report as inappropriate

and yoga will help destress too

by kimihavens Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 01:13PM Report as inappropriate

im new to yoga (and love it) i tried this, the first 1 i couldnt really get, i was a little confused and dont bend that way. the second kept making me laugh. the rest i got lol

by Sohee Monday, September 17, 2012 at 01:55PM Report as inappropriate

Yoga is addicting and it is good for you!!! I try for 3 to 4 classes per week.

by Ydabney Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 10:51AM Report as inappropriate

yoga is my favorite..yyaayy ^.^

by jaye_tyler Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 02:58PM Report as inappropriate

I'm not very flexable so some of this will be difficult for me to accomplish

by rachaellh13 Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 04:02PM Report as inappropriate

also gives u energy for the day

by beautyinside Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 05:43AM Report as inappropriate

I will have to try these

by LittleBunny Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 10:49AM Report as inappropriate

Yoga is so relaxing and has so many benefits.

by beautybody Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 10:29AM Report as inappropriate

I need to try yoga!

by powerwoman033 Monday, March 19, 2012 at 08:17AM Report as inappropriate

awsome

by darksecret Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 09:09AM Report as inappropriate

great need to do yoga

by Nicole2814 Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 03:15PM Report as inappropriate

I love yoga! Plow is one of my favorite Yoga poses, along with tree pose and dancers pose :)

by ladyboarder9669 Monday, January 23, 2012 at 01:19PM Report as inappropriate

I can do 2 of those. If someone's in shape enough to do all those positions, they're probably young enough to look young anyway.

by krycekov Friday, January 6, 2012 at 12:17PM Report as inappropriate

let's stay young!

by venenumletalis Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 11:59AM Report as inappropriate

I love these. I need to do more yoga!

by mgibs96 Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 12:44PM Report as inappropriate

Great yoga moves! I hope to take a yoga class soon!

by MissXu Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 08:33AM Report as inappropriate

I do these everyday expect the "Fish". Will try that tomorrow. I was a little skeptic earlier as of if I'm doing the yoga in the right way. Now I'm happy that I'm not only doing right but also doing the right ones:)

by ebbsandtides Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 10:32AM Report as inappropriate

I really want to try yoga.

by andyv1217 Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 06:53PM Report as inappropriate

I love Yoga!

by tiffany_gallehugh Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 05:07PM Report as inappropriate

A nice way eo feel good about your self

by heather_mudge Monday, August 1, 2011 at 06:26PM Report as inappropriate

I think stretching is way underrated. Yoga proves how important it is in your life

by Only1KimmieD Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 08:58AM Report as inappropriate

Great for people who have back problems. Love Yoga!

by MissPurple Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:11PM Report as inappropriate

I wish there was a handout I could print out though to remind me of these. I'll still try them though.

by jane_hinrichs Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 07:10PM Report as inappropriate

I'm 21 & people think i look older than my older sister, so i hope these work!

by ciiiciii Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 11:28PM Report as inappropriate

Looks really easy, need to try yoga now.

by kidsue99 Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 01:50PM Report as inappropriate

This is cool. Yoga is so gentle on your body if you do it right. This will also help strengthen my core.

by Meagan.h.beautyfanatic Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 03:04PM Report as inappropriate

love yoga, so relaxing and such a good work out too. but these poses : are they supposed to be done in a particular order or randomly or how? thanks!

by andra_stefania Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 04:07AM Report as inappropriate

The first two scared me because I am a terrible novice.

by volta Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 01:39AM Report as inappropriate

I love to mix yoga in with my regular workouts

by LittleBunny Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 08:00PM Report as inappropriate

I love these exercises!

by tiffany_gallehugh Monday, April 25, 2011 at 07:54PM Report as inappropriate

breathing deeply now!

by alictasia Monday, April 25, 2011 at 12:45PM Report as inappropriate

Make sure that you're doing plow and shoulder stand right! You don't want to injure yourself, especially if you haven't tried those poses before.

by LipglossandSpandex Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 11:59PM Report as inappropriate

Good article.

by OSUgirl Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 06:51AM Report as inappropriate

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