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Yoga straps belt

Using a yoga strap is a good way to get some self-help into your yoga practice. No matter what your level of experience is with yoga, a strap can provide useful help on support, alignment, and posture.

But strap or no strap, you can start warming-up the muscles and working on your flexibility .

Of course, having a strap on hand as you work through the challenge will help build-up your flexibility and offer support.

Remember not to get too excited and pull your way into postures with force! Always listen to your body, and let your body open up in its own time when you use a strap.

Side Stretch by Yoga strap

To stretch the arms, shoulders, and the sides of your body, take a hold of your strap a bit wider than shoulder width.

Swaying slowly from side to side, stretching and opening the shoulders and each side of the body.

Opening the Shoulders

Take a hold of the strap a bit wider than your shoulders. Bring your arms straight toward the front and slowly back up again, continuing behind you.

This is a powerful way to open the shoulders and make sure the movement stays comfortable. Keep your hands wide enough on the strap, and don’t force the arms behind more than feels comfortable.

Seated Forward Bend, Paschimottanasana

To open up your hamstrings, place the middle of the strap around the ball of your feet. Hold on to the ends of the strap with your hands and straighten your legs.

Keep space between your pubic bone and navel, and don’t round your lower back. Gently pull yourself forward.

 

There are countless ways to use the strap for your advantage. Make sure you have a strap long enough to play with, and start exploring different ways to make it a part of your personal practice!

Having flexibility and mobility is important for everyone, not to mention yogis that are always looking to improve these qualities through dedicated practice.

Adding props and accessories to a stretching routine can be extremely beneficial in improving flexibility. A yoga strap is a wonderful accessory to add a little bit of support or added resistance to movements.

Not only can yoga straps be useful for a yoga session, but they can also be a nice tool for carrying your yoga mat around as well. Here are a few of our favorite 100 percent cotton yoga straps on the market.

These yoga straps are high-quality and made to last. With a metal buckle for adjusting the length, you can modify the strap to fit whatever movements you’re doing. Plus, with nine different colors to choose from, you can easily match any outfit or yoga mat, too.

Yoga straps are utilized in yoga classes and at home to aid in obtaining a pose (if you can’t quite reach it) and also with therapeutic stretching to gently gain missing mobility throughout the body.

Straps play an integral role in helping beginning yogis find their pose and for seasoned yogis fine-tuning their form, all while minimizing the risk of injury. Yoga mat straps are a convenient way to secure your yoga mat in a rolled-up position as well as to carry it in hand or over the shoulder.

What is the purpose of a yoga straps?

Straps are mainly used for stretching so that users achieve wide range of motion. Even people who stretch their legs while doing sitting poses can benefit from these straps. One technique is to grab both ends and pull it towards them while leaning into the pose.