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Top 5 Yoga Poses for Athletes

Build muscle, improve flexibility, and relieve stress with this routine

By Nora Tobin
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Targets: Tight shoulders

Benefits: Stretches the shoulders, upper back, and thighs; strengthens ankles and calves; improves concentration and balance

How to do it: Strand with your feet hip-width apart. Hug your left knee into your chest. Bend your right knee and cross your left leg around your right leg, hooking your left foot on either side of your right leg. Wrap your left arm under your right arm. Sit down as much as you can and lift up through the arms to stay on balance. Stay here for 5 long, deep breaths. Unwind and do the same thing on the other side.

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