Easy yoga stretches you should do daily

While we all think of yoga as being curled or stretched into unimaginable positions, yoga is a form of exercise that you can do everyday and only take a few minutes to perform. It will keep your joints supple and your mind calmer and more active, the exercise don't need any special training and can be performed by anyone. Here are a few very easy yoga stretches that you should make a part of your daily life.

The first quick and easy exercise that you can do and which only take a few minutes to perform and which stretches the whole body and joints are to stand and raise your hands above your head. Gently lock your fingers together above your head and lean slowly to the right, then come back up to the middle position and move over to the left. Try to keep your breathing slow and relaxed breathing in through your nose and slowly out through your mouth.

The second exercise that is just as beneficial and is an excellent way to relive tension is to stand and slowly exhale letting all tension leaves your body. Then as you breathe in slowly lift your shoulders up towards your ears and as you reach this point let your breathe leave your body, repeat this exercise four of five times.

This exercise can be done either stood up or sat down, however make sure that your feet are firmly planted on the ground and slowly breathe in as you raise your arms up and out to the side with the palms of your hands facing down. As you let out your breath rotate the palms up and has you do roll your shoulders back. When you exhale bring the arms back into the body and bend the elbows in to the waist. This exercise is an excellent way to open up the chest in those who suffer from respiratory problems.

Stand up and lace your fingers behind your back, begin to stretch the shoulder and raise the arms slightly behind your back, stretching the shoulders and opening the chest.

Make sure you are standing by a wall and place one hand on the wall with your arms outstretched, as you exhale begin turning your head to look to the side and repeat this exercise around 10 times.

Stand by a desk and gently place your hands on top of the desk while standing up straight, make sure the fingers are facing towards the body. Gently lean forward and stretch the lower wrist and fingers.

Begin this exercise by lifting one arm into the air, as you exhale drop the arm behind the shoulder and as you do bring your other arm and hand and place the hand on the elbow of the arm that's behind your back. Repeat this exercise four or five times and then repeat with the other arm.

This is an excellent exercise if you have a chair with castors, sit on the chair at your desk and place your hands on the top of the desk, gently push the chair back keeping the hands on the desk and exhale as you push back.

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