Jennifer Aniston’s Yoga Workout

23Jun10

At 41 years old, Jennifer Aniston has a body that’s the envy of women half her age. And she credits it all — those lean legs, six-pack abs, and glowing skin — to one woman: her yoga instructor, Mandy Ingber.

“Mandy’s yoga style has changed my life,” the star has said of Ingber’s routines, which are a hybrid of traditional yoga poses paired with traditional toning exercises. “This is one of the most fun, challenging workouts I’ve ever had.”

Although Aniston has been known to work out with Ingber up to five times a week and has even taken her along on vacations, the L.A.-based instructor promises that getting fit through yoga is possible.

“Practice a little bit each day,” she advises. “Do what you can, but if you can incorporate even 15 minutes of yoga into your day, you will notice your body, mind, and emotions begin to shift and change.”

Ingber — whose DVD, Yogalosophy, includes two 30-minute routines and an hour-long challenge — is sharing her top five yoga poses with Marie Claire.

1. Temple Pose

Targets calves

Plant your feet wide, bend your knees out to the side, and open at a 90-degree angle. Sink your butt down in alignment with your knees then plié, squat, and hold for 30 seconds. Plié deeply 8 times, followed by 8 quick, shallow pulses.

2. Chair Pose

Targets legs and butt

Sink down as if you’re sinking into a chair. With your feet aligned, hip-width apart, rock back your weight from the balls of the feet to the heels and shift your hips back. Align your knee over heels, butt back, and peel your belly off your thighs by extending your arms overhead. Do 1-3 sets. If you really want to tone up, you can also do squats.

via Jennifer Aniston’s Yoga Workout – Yoga Poses to Get Jennifer Aniston’s Body – Marie Claire.

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