Halle Berry [1] is all about the intensity when it comes to her training, but she also knows how important taking care of her body is in order to perform at a high level (here are her top recovery tips [2]). For her most recent Fitness Friday post, Halle shared a beginner yoga warmup routine to "give your workout that extra sum sum," she said in her Instagram caption.
Try this warmup before your next workout to get your muscles loose and ready to work. Check it out ahead.
Halle Berry's Beginner Yoga Warmup Routine
On her Instagram Story, Halle said to combine the following four moves together for a simple flow. Be sure to repeat the flow on both sides of your body.
- Three-legged dog: hold for five breaths
- Low lunge: hold for five breaths
- Twisting lizard: hold for five breaths
- Child's pose: hold for five breaths
Three-Legged Dog
- Begin in Downward Facing Dog [4]. Step both feet together so your big toes are touching.
- Shift weight into your hands and your left foot equally. Raise your right leg up to the ceiling. Try to keep your shoulders parallel with the ground, and gaze at your left thigh or up toward your belly to help you stay balanced. To feel the stretch in your left hamstring, try to keep pressing your left heel down toward the ground.
- Stay here for five breaths (about 30 seconds).
Low Lunge
- From Twisting Side Angle, inhale and then exhale to lower your torso, and place both hands on the floor beside the right foot.
- gaze forward as you actively keep the back knee lifted, pressing the heel away from you.
- Breathe deeply for five breathes.
To modify: Rest the back knee on the floor [5] or rest the hands on two blocks.
Twisting Lizard
- From Low Crescent Lunge, rest your left hand on the mat underneath your shoulder.
- Raise your right arm into the air and twist to the right, gazing behind you, enjoying this pose for five breaths.
Child's Pose
- Kneel on your mat with your knees hips-width distance apart, and your big toes touching behind you. Take a deep breath in and, as you exhale, lie your torso over your thighs. Try to lengthen your neck and spine by drawing your ribs away from your tailbone and the crown of your head away from your shoulders.
- Rest your arms beside your legs, with palms facing up, or try extending your arms out in front of you.
- Stay here for five breaths.