Reese Witherspoon Gets Red Carpet-Ready With This Intense Cardio-Strength-Yoga Workout

The first five poses make up a classic Sun Salutation.

• Stand at the front of your mat, feet together, legs active, and arms by your sides.
• If you choose, this is the time to take a moment to bring your awareness inward, to create an intention for your practice or to make a dedication. Stay for five breaths.

• From Mountain Pose, inhale and reach your arms straight above you.
• As you exhale, engage your abs and fold forward with a straight back. Tuck your chin in toward your chest, relax your shoulders, and extend the crown of the head toward the floor to create a long spine. Shift your weight forward onto your toes, straightening the legs as much as possible. Place your hands on the ground, fingertips lining up with the toes.
• Hold here for five breaths.

• From Standing Forward Bend, inhale, straighten your arms and back, and look up. As you exhale, step or jump both feet back (so you're in a push-up position) and bend your elbows straight behind you, brushing them against the sides of your body, lowering into Four-Limbed Staff.
• Keep your body parallel to the ground and your shoulders parallel with your elbows. Draw your navel toward your spine to protect your lower back, holding for five breaths.

• From Four-Limbed Staff, inhale a breath as you scoop your chest forward, balancing on the tops of your feet and your hands, coming into Upward Facing Dog.
• Lower your head back between your shoulder blades. Pull your shoulders blades down your back and hold for five breaths.

• From Upward Facing Dog, exhale to lift your hips, coming into an upside down "V" shape called Downward Facing Dog.
• Spread your fingers wide and create a straight line between your middle fingers and elbows. Work on straightening your legs and lowering your heels toward the ground. Relax your head between your arms and direct your gaze through your legs or up toward your belly button. Hold for five breaths.

• From Downward Facing Dog, step your right foot forward between your hands. Turn your left heel in, press into your feet, and lift your torso up.
• Lift your arms up and press your palms together. Draw your shoulder blades down toward your hips and gaze up at your hands.
• Stay here for five breaths. Then come back to Downward Facing Dog, step your left foot forward, and do Warrior 1 on the other side.

• From Warrior 1, extend your arms out in T-position as you rotate your torso to the left, coming into Warrior 2. Ideally your front thigh should be parallel to the ground and your right knee directly over your right ankle. Make sure your shoulders are stacked directly above your pelvis.
• Gaze past your right fingertips, holding for five breaths. Then return to Downward Facing Dog. Step your left foot forward and do this pose on the other side.

• From Warrior 2, gently arch back and rest your left hand on the back of your left leg. Raise your right arm overhead, feeling the stretch through the right side of the body. Make sure you continue to lower your hips and press your front knee forward so it's directly over your right ankle.
• Remain here for five breaths. Lift your torso up, place your hands on the floor, and move back into Down Dog. Step your left foot forward and do this pose on the left side.

• Return to Warrior 1 from Reverse Warrior. With your right knee forward, lower your torso and lift your left leg, bringing your body parallel with the ground.
• Extend your hands out in front of you, pressing your palms together firmly. If it bothers your shoulders to press your hands together, separate your arms so they're shoulder-width apart. If extending your arms creates pain or pressure in your lower back, rest your hands on your hips.
• Engage your abs, holding this position for five deep breaths. Then lower your left leg, returning to Warrior 1. Release your hands to the mat and come into Downward Dog. Step your left leg forward, coming into Warrior 1. Repeat Warrior 3 on the left side.

• From Warrior 3, return to Mountain Pose for a few deep breaths. Transition into Standing Forward Fold, then slowly lower your body to the mat.
• Lie flat on your back with your arms along the sides of your body, with your palms facing down. Bend your knees, placing your heels as close as you can to your bum.
• With your palms and feet pressing firmly into the ground, lift your hips up. Keep your palms on the mat or clasp your hands together below your pelvis, extending through your arms. Or you can also bend your elbows and rest your hands on your lower back. If your feet are close enough, you can also hold your ankles.
• Stay here for five deep breaths, lifting your hips up as high as you can.

You can work up to this challenging posture with these five poses that prepare you for Wheel.

• From Bridge, return to lie flat on your back.
• Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the ground (heels as close as possible to your bum). Bend your elbows, and place your palms flat on the ground above your shoulders, fingertips facing your feet.
• Inhale, press into your palms, and lift your head, shoulders, and hips off the mat, straightening your arms and legs. Try to walk your hands and feet a little closer together.
• Stay here for five deep breaths, and then slowly lower your body down. Eventually you want to do this pose a total of three times. Hug your knees into your chest to release your lower back.