Yahoo Lifestyle The 5 Very Best Yoga Workouts On YouTube
If you've resolved to move more in 2025, yoga is a great place to start. Not only is it packed with physical benefits like increased flexibility and strength, but it's hard to beat the mental health benefits. Research has shown that people who practice yoga have lower levels of anxiety and depression, and if a sharp mind and strong memory are important to you, studies have found that yoga can help with that, too.
Long story short, yoga is almost always a good idea. But if you don't have a regular yoga practice yet, sometimes it's hard to know where to start. Luckily, you don't have to step into a studio to reap the benefits of yoga—there are plenty of excellent (and free) streaming flows on YouTube that you can do from home.
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But when you plug the word "yoga" into YouTube, thousands of results come up. So how do you know which ones are the best? To save you time, we researched for you. These are the best free yoga workouts to try.
1. 11-Minute Morning Yoga Flow
Yoga With Adriene is known for providing high-quality, free yoga videos—and this one is great for when you need a flow to wake you up but don't have a ton of time. Don't have 11 minutes in the morning, or prefer to spend your lunch breaks moving? This little flow will work just fine and energize you no matter what the time of day.
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2. A Short Flow to Help You Fall Asleep
If you're one of the many people who suffer from insomnia, this yoga flow can help you wind down and set you up for the night of good sleep you've been craving. All you need is one or two pillows nearby and you're good to go.
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3. A Yoga Flow for Complete Beginners
If your "beginner status" is what's stopping you from doing yoga, this 20-minute flow from Yoga With Adriene is an excellent place to start. In addition to learning the basics of the poses, you'll quickly realize that yoga isn't so challenging after all.
4. Yoga for Weight Loss
If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to lose weight, we've got another Yoga With Adriene flow to help you out with that. This fast-paced flow will definitely torch calories, but be prepared to sweat.
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5. Yoga for Tech Neck
Tech neck is a modern affliction most of us suffer from, and yoga is one of the best ways to open your shoulders and straighten your neck. This 10-minute routine will work wonders, especially if you do it regularly.
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Sources
Effect of yoga therapy on anxiety and depressive symptoms and quality-of-life among caregivers of in-patients with neurological disorders at a tertiary care center in India: A randomized controlled trial. Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
Feasibility and impact of a remote moderate-intensity yoga intervention on stress and executive functioning in working adults: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
