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What are the Different Types of Online Yoga Exercises?

B. Miller
B. Miller

Online yoga exercises refer to instruction for yoga that can be found online. Searching online, however, can be a great way to find new yoga programs, different asanas, and helpful instructional videos to deepen one's yoga practice without needing to go to a yoga studio. There are many different types of online yoga exercises that can be helpful.

Online yoga exercises may be found in online yoga magazines. Many yoga magazines publish complete issues or individual articles on their websites. Magazine articles may be a great way for yoga practitioners to focus on deepening one particular set of yoga postures, or asanas. An article might focus on one asana in-depth, discussing ways to modify the posture for different needs, or to make it more challenging for the body.

A woman doing yoga.
A woman doing yoga.

If one is looking for information on a specific asana, simply search online for it. Chances are, there are numerous videos focusing on that particular yoga pose, which may be helpful in explaining how to get into or out of the posture, or how to make it more beneficial for an individual. Written articles on individual poses are also chock full of information regarding benefits to the body.

Of course, when people are searching for online yoga exercises, most are looking for more than just individual postures. Complete yoga programs can be found online, each designed for different needs. For example, morning and evening yoga programs are popular, designed to help the body start the day right or wind down before bed at the end of the day. Others focus more on the fitness side of yoga, aiming to tone the muscles and increase flexibility. Many yoga programs are free, and may often be downloaded in podcast form.

Some are updated weekly, and may require a small fee, but may be downloaded onto a portable video/MP3 player. Searching for online yoga exercises can be a great way to start a new yoga practice, or to make changes to an existing yoga practice. It is important to be sure to carefully follow the instructions, however, as well as to make sure that the person giving the instruction is a certified yoga teacher. Choose videos or instructional diagrams where other users have left reviews regarding the accuracy or effectiveness of the poses to be sure.

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