YOGA

How To Balance And Maintain Exercise Habits

To maintain exercise habits, pick activities you enjoy, remove barriers and set a regular time. Aim for 150 minutes of moderate activity a week.

Benefits of yoga backed by research: better flexibility, strength and balance, less stress, help with low-back pain, and support for weight control.

Basic yoga poses for beginners include mountain, downward dog, plank, triangle, tree, warrior, bridge and child's pose, with step-by-step tips.

Yoga poses can't burn belly fat on their own, but yoga plus diet and regular activity can help reduce it. Six core poses to try and what to expect.

Holiday yoga for stress: eagle, bound angle, extended side angle, revolved triangle and a seated spine stretch, with clear step-by-step guidance.

Yoga poses for beginners (men): child's pose, high lunge, crescent lunge and yoga squat, with step-by-step how-tos and what yoga can and can't do.

Ten yoga poses for back pain, including cat-cow, downward dog, triangle, sphinx and cobra, with steps for doing each pose safely.

Yoga for children can ease stress and anxiety, though evidence is still limited. Signs of stress in kids, plus six simple, playful poses to try.

Reduce muscle pain from yoga with gentle stretching, deep breathing, 7+ hours of sleep, warm baths, and massage. See a doctor if pain lasts 3+ days.

Yoga poses for office workers: chair-supported tree, seated eagle, dancer and a cross-legged stretch to ease desk stiffness, plus safety tips.