Yoga for Flexibility: 9 Best Yoga Poses to Become More Flexible

Cat-cow is a gentle yoga stretch for beginners and helps develop an awareness of your breath, allowing you to tune in to how you feel, and offers a whole back stretch for improved spine mobility.

1. CAT-COW

When doing the well-known yoga stretch known as downward dog, the puppy position is an ideal warm-up pose to perform. In addition to opening up your chest and shoulders, it helps to extend your spine.

2. PUPPY POSE

Lunges are a classic workout move, and a fundamental part of several yoga poses, including the low lunge. This position helps stretch your hip flexors and quads, which is helpful if you've been sitting down for a while.

3. LOW LUNGE

The child's pose is a healing position for resting that lengthens your back and shoulders while encouraging spinal flexion. It's also a great exercise to do towards the conclusion of your normal exercises.

4. CHILD'S POSE

For good reason, downward dog is one of the most well-known yoga poses for both new and experienced students. It works your whole body, making your arms stronger, your back longer, and your legs and calves more flexible.

5. DOWNWARD DOG

This stretching exercise is relatively straightforward but helps stretch your legs, including your hamstrings and calf muscles, and offers a release along your spine.

6. STANDING FORWARD FOLD

As you'd expect for a pose with this name, Warrior 2 is a great strengthening yoga pose. It develops your legs and opens your hips and chest, and improving your shoulder's range of motion.

7. WARRIOR 2

In addition to expanding the chest and increasing the range of motion for the spine, the triangle position is beneficial for stretching the inner leg and the hamstrings simultaneously.

8. TRIANGLE POSE

This relaxing wide-legged forward fold is similar to the standing forward fold that was explained before; however, in addition to stretching the back of your legs, it also provides a relief for your spine and neck.

9. WIDE-LEGGED FORWARD FOLD