Skip to content

Start building your gratitude practice today.

Content starts here

CLOSE ×

Red Membership Card

AARP Membership — $15 for your first year when you sign up for Automatic Renewal

Get instant access to members-only products and hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine.

Yoga With Denise Austin: Beginner Warrior Pose

In this video, fitness expert Denise Austin teaches you the move, which stretches and strengthens the legs

By

Staying Sharp

Updated June 14, 2024

Updated June 14, 2024

generic-video-poster

Quick Win

Suitable for beginners, this yoga pose can help you get stronger, calmer and more flexible.

Try This Today

Watch Denise Austin demonstrate the Beginner Warrior yoga pose in the video above. Hold the pose for 30 seconds on each side, breathing deeply through your nose.
Adapt the pose to suit your level of fitness. For example, beginners may find it difficult to place the back heel all the way down. Just go as far as you can without overstretching. If you have trouble balancing, practice next to a chair or wall.
To build your yoga routine, add the foundational poses Beginner Downward Dog and Cobra.

Why

Yoga can help improve cognitive function in older adults, according to a systematic review of six studies of people age 60 and older published in 2021 in Complementary Therapies in Medicine. In a more recent systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 studies of adults age 60 and older published in 2023 in the International Journal of Older People Nursing, yoga can significantly improve balance, strength, flexibility and symptoms of depression.

Legal Disclaimer

Best Of

Hearing Health Is Part of Brain Health

The Power of Social Connections

Hearing Health Is Part of Brain Health

More From Staying Sharp

Work Out With Denise Austin: Leg Lifts

They can help strengthen the glutes and the backs of your thighs

Yoga With Denise Austin: Dancer Pose

This pose can help boost your balance

Link Between Aerobic Exercise and Memory

Support brain function and overall cognitive well-being with regular aerobic exercise

Most Popular

Benefits Recommended For You

Legal Disclaimer: Staying Sharp, including all content and features, is offered for informational purposes and to educate users on brain health care and medical issues that may affect their daily lives. Staying Sharp is based on a holistic, lifestyle approach to brain health that encourages users to incorporate into their daily lives activities that are associated with general wellness. Nothing in the service should be considered, or used as a substitute for, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Features including the Cognitive Assessment and Lifestyle Check-Ins, Additional Tests, exercises, and challenges assess performance at a particular moment in time on certain discrete cognitive tasks. Staying Sharp games are intended for entertainment and recreational purposes only. Various factors may affect performance, including sleep, tiredness, focus, and other social, environmental, or emotional factors. Performance is not indicative of cognitive health and not predictive of future performance or medical conditions.

Unused AARP Rewards points expire 12 months after they are earned, in monthly batches on a rolling basis.