Energetic Yoga

December 8, 2008, 8:00 amwomenshealth

All-Day Energy Yoga: Evening

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10-minute sunset yoga plan for all-day energ

Why energise: To stay awake to watch Underbelly.

10-minute plan: Iyengar yoga, which uses props to help align your body.

Why it works: A 2004 study in the International Journal of Yoga Therapy found that yoga reduces fatigue and stress for up to 2 hours. But don't worry, these poses won't leave you too buzzed to sleep. "In the evening, staying in poses for several minutes relaxes the nervous system so sleep will come easily," says Ida Unger, a certified yoga instructor in Santa Monica, California.

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