Tips
1. Add the straps to any pose, for resistance when strength training, where you hold your arms at a distance from one another, such as the warrior pose.
2. Stretch using the straps by allowing them to function as extensions of your reach. The strap should easily connect one limb to another in a situation that might usually be a strain for you.
3. Hold the yoga strap in a resistance position for as long as you would typically hold the position. Try out the strap on positions that you might hold for 30 seconds or longer to challenge your strength.
4. Improve your technique on other common stretches, such as a simple forward bend stretching your hamstrings. If you can't reach the ground, stand on a yoga strap and then hold on to each end, using the strap to pull yourself closer to the ground and deepen the stretch.
5. Use a yoga strap for resistance training for your legs in sitting and lying down poses by taking a longer strap, holding one end in each hand and looping the strap under your feet so that when you straighten your legs, the strap causes resistance. Resistance training with your legs is more difficult than your arms, but the straps can be useful if you can get a little bit creative.
6. Do repetitions of a motion that works against the resistance of the strap while standing in a pose.
7. Stretch your arms and shoulders using yoga straps. The straps are especially helpful when you are stretching in hard to reach positions. For example, if you place one hand behind your back and reach the other hand over your shoulder to touch your upper back, you can stretch the chest, arms and shoulders by holding a yoga strap in each hand and pulling with both to stretch.