5 Minute Yoga Workouts

I am a lover of yoga. I have practiced yoga for several years but recently a change in life circumstances has made it difficult for me to practice yoga to the extent I would like. I have let my yoga practice become nonexistent. This year I made a commitment to myself to practice yoga every day, if only for a few minutes. I get easily bored if I do the same thing every day. This app has been perfect! I can set a notification to remind me to practice each day, and the app gives me 5 simple poses each day and guides me through a simple practice. It doesn’t have much guidance other than “Here is the pose, now hold it for about a minute”. Thankfully I am experienced enough in yoga that I know what to be looking for in my mind and body as I practice, and I know how to put myself in the right state of mind for a peaceful productive practice. I also like that the app tracks each day and shows me my chain of practice days. I believe it has 365 sessions - perfect for one a day for the entire year! Just three days in I am feeling wonderful and back on track with my practice. The five poses are different every day, which helps me stay interested and not get bored. The app does make you purchase the full app after the second session, so it isn’t really a “free” app. It costs $10 after the first two sessions.

I’m trying to get my yoga legs back… literally and figuratively! This is my way to ease back into the poses but it’s also necessary as I’m getting to the point where I can feel my body locking up after being away from yoga for so long. Now that I’ve downloaded this app though - even when I get back to my regular classes… I could see myself using this to start my day. I have to say it makes a big difference in how I move about the world :-)

I’ve been wanting to try yoga for a while now, but found it difficult to attempt the poses while trying to watch a video to see if I was doing a pose correctly, not to mention trying to keep up with the video. This app is truly for beginners. I love that you can view the pose, read the description, and begin when you are ready. And move to the next pose, again, when YOU are ready!

When I first downloaded this app, I thought hmmm, I’m not sure. I wasn’t sure it gave me time to master the beginning lessons. Then I went back in and realized I was not reading the directions completely and was just looking at the poses. That didn’t serve me well. However, as I restarted and read the directions more closely, I feel the workouts in all the targeted areas and love the feeling of accomplishment once I’m done. Day 2 down. Thank you guys. I’m looking forward to the challenge of every day forward.

I use this app for stretching along with a Pilate app. Quick easy portable simple moves. I like I can do on vacation or traveling for work no equipment needed. I do these each morning for quite easy stretching wake up. I feel so much more flexible and notice I can easily hold poses longer than when started. Great app have on all devices iPad & i phones.. no excuses not to do each day easy and gentle moves