3 Yoga Poses That Will Make You Taller

Through posture improvement, yoga can help you gain a few extra inches

UPDATED JUNE 20, 2024 7:09 AM EDTJUN 20, 2024, 7:09 AM EDT

Yoga to gain height? Yes, you read that right. This discipline has many benefits for your physical and mental health. It highlights improved flexibility, strengthening your body, and calming the mind. It can also help you gain a few extra centimeters in height through posture improvement. This was explained by yoga instructor Katia Muñoz Olmo, a Wellthy Expert at Royal Hideaway Sancti Petri.

“Yoga exercises improve your posture and help prevent related muscles from degenerating due to atrophy or aging. This can make you appear and feel taller,” says the yoga expert.

Furthermore, the specialist in this ancient discipline continues, “by strengthening the abdomen and back, yoga counteracts the effects of aging on our height, allowing us to reduce or halt the number of centimeters we lose.”

On the other hand, core power yoga exercises, also known as power yoga, lengthen and stretch the muscles while increasing endurance, strength, and lean muscle mass.

“Power Yoga” is a style of yoga that focuses on physical strength and endurance. While it shares some aspects with traditional yoga, Power Yoga is distinguished by its more dynamic and vigorous approach. Here are some key features of Power Yoga:

Physical intensity: This type of yoga is characterized by fluid and dynamic poses performed faster than some more traditional forms of yoga. This involves more significant energy expenditure and can contribute to strength and endurance development.
Muscle strength and toning: Through more vigorous yoga, it seeks to strengthen muscles, especially the core, legs, and arms. This can lead to increased muscle tone and improved physical strength.
Emphasis on breathing: Despite its more active nature, Power Yoga also strongly emphasises the relationship between breath and movement. Conscious coordination of breath with poses helps maintain focus and provides additional health benefits.
Overall well-being: While Power Yoga focuses on physical strength, many practitioners also find benefits in stress reduction, improved flexibility, and emotional well-being promotion.

Yoga Poses That Increase Your Height

Now that we know that this exercise can also help us gain height, let’s see which poses are most favorable if this goal is among our objectives, as we may feel that we have lost a few centimeters with age.

‘Ardha Kurmasana’ (Child’s Pose)

This pose stretches the spine, relieving any back pain or spinal problems. The bending and stretching increase the flexibility of your arms and hips. Pressure on the thigh and legs makes them strong and resilient.

You should kneel and then move backwards. Bring your buttocks towards your heels. Extend your arms forward and stretch them.

‘Bhujangasana’ (Cobra Pose)

This asana can be one of the best poses for your back and spine. During Bhujangasana, the spine receives a powerful backward stretch that increases spinal flexibility, strengthens the spine, and rejuvenates the spinal nerves.

Lie face down with your forehead resting on the floor. The legs should be extended and together, knees firm, and toes pointed. Press firmly with the palms of your hands on the ground under your shoulders and lift the upper body upward while inhaling.

‘Ardha Matsyendrasana asana’ (Half Spinal Twist Pose)

It is the only asana that twists the spine to achieve a healthy and toned body.The twist stretches all the muscles and ligaments in your back. If you are a person with good height but drooping shoulders, this asana can correct it.

Turn your torso to the right and place your left arm outside the right thigh. Keep the spine straight and turn your head to the right, looking over the shoulder.