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Practicing yoga is one of the best ways to relieve stress, but since you?re holding yourself in challenging positions, it?s also a killer workout for your upper body. Superstrong, sculpted arms not only look good in a strapless dress, but also enable you to do more advanced yoga poses. Here are some ways you can build a stronger upper body with yoga. Practice, practice, practice: Taking a class once a week is better than nothing, but you?ll really notice a difference in your upper body when you take three or more classes per week. Choose 90-minute classes, rather than 45- or 60-minute sessions. Skip child?s pose: While resting is important during a yoga class , if an instructor suggests coming into a relaxing child?s pose and you don?t feel you need it, stay in downward facing dog to work your shoulders and upper back. Link poses with vinyasas: If you?ve taken an ashtanga or vinyasa class, you?re familiar with doing vinyasas, a series of poses (like a mini sun salutation) that involves jumping back from a seated position and coming into four-limbed staff, inhaling your chest forward into upward facing dog and exhaling as you lift your hips coming into downward dog. Here?s a video demonstrating how to do a vinyasa . Doing vinyasas between poses not only strengthens your upper body, but also makes your yoga practice more like a fluid dance, increasing the meditative feel. Hold arm-strengthening poses longer: Five breaths are the standard when it comes to holding most yoga poses, but if your instructor has you do an arm-toning pose such as beginner?s sage , three-legged dog, or full wheel , stay in it for a few extra breaths to really feel the burn. Keep reading for more arm-strengthening yoga class tips.

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