{"id":9665,"date":"2022-06-09T10:59:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/?p=9665"},"modified":"2022-06-09T10:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:59:11","slug":"what-are-the-health-benefits-of-yoga-poses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/what-are-the-health-benefits-of-yoga-poses\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Health Benefits of Yoga Poses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Juliet Kaska<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The physical discipline of Yoga has been around for thousands of years. It has gained popularity in the last decade far outside of Ashrams and yoga centers. Many average Americans are taking to Yoga for its benefits. Improvement of flexibility and reduction, or release of stress, being the two big incentives to roll out a mat and get on the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoga is usually equated with the uber flexible. Images of men and women contorting into seemingly impossible positions. Although impressive to see these images can also be intimidating to the less bendy folks out there. The truth of the matter is even those human pretzels first had to practice simple poses like the ones in this article.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoga is considered a practice; you practice the poses for your body on a regular and consistent basis that fits your lifestyle. The 5 poses below will help to improve your flexibility in your hips, legs, groin, back\/spine, chest and shoulders. Take your time with each practice to be present in your body. Feel what happens when you breath or more differently from the previous time. Give your body and your mind time to unwind into each pose. Enjoy the effects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of the 5 poses offers supported options with props to help ease you in to and\/or to be able to hold the poses longer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roll out your mat and let\u2019s get start with Cobbler\u2019s Pose\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cobbler\u2019s Pose or Butterfly<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Original Sanskrit Name: Baddha Konasana<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stretches: Hips &amp; Groin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional Support Props: A rolled towel\/blanket or bolster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set Up and Description: Cobbler\u2019s Pose<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Started seated on your mat. (Sit on the rolled towel\/blanket if needed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place the soles of your feet together and draw as close into you as you can. You will begin to feel an inner thigh stretch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sit up tall with an elongated spine. Interlace your hands and place over the tops of your toes, like a \u201chat\u201d for your toes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your arms straight and pull your heart forward.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold the pose for 10-60 seconds. Gently breath through the nose during the hold. Option to close the eyes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To come out of the pose, extend the legs straight out in front of you. It may feel nice to shake the legs out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9670\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cobblers-Pose.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cobblers-Pose.jpeg 1656w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cobblers-Pose-300x264.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cobblers-Pose-1024x903.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cobblers-Pose-768x677.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cobblers-Pose-1536x1354.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hero\u2019s Pose<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Original Sanskrit Name: Vrasana<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stretches: Quads (front of the thighs), knees and ankles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional Support Props: 1-2 yoga blocks, or a bolster, or a rolled-up blanket<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set Up and Description: Hero\u2019s Pose<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kneel on the floor, (If needed place a rolled blanket, block(s) or bolster between your shins), with your knees together and your skins &amp; feet apart.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sit your buttocks back to (to the rolled blanket, block(s) or bolster) the floor sitting between your shins. The tops of your feet are on the floor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your spine elongated and your shoulders rolled back and down. Place your hands on your thighs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your buttocks don\u2019t rest on the floor or your prop while keeping an elongated spine raise your hips up with a higher prop, such as 2 blocks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold the pose for 10-60 seconds. Gently breath through the nose during the hold. Option to close the eyes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To come out of the pose, shift forward onto your hands (all fours). Tap the tops of the feet on the ground if desired.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9673\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hero-Pose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hero-Pose.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hero-Pose-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hero-Pose-1024x934.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hero-Pose-768x701.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hero-Pose-1536x1402.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forward Fold<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Original Sanskrit Name: Uttasana<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stretches: Hamstrings (back of the thighs), calves and back<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional Support Props: 2 yoga blocks<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set Up and Description: Forward Fold<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stand with your legs together and parallel. Draw in with your inner thighs and feet as if you were holding a long piece of paper between them. Keep your feet active by pressing down into all four corners of the feet throughout the pose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place your hands on your hips.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bend, or fold at the hips to come down, keeping a flat back. Use the hands on your hips to help remind your body to hinge at the hips.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you feel the stretch in the hamstrings (the back of the thighs) or when you cannot maintain a flat back any longer round forward the rest of the way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relax the neck and let the head hang. Optional to close the eyes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold the pose for 10-60 seconds. Gently breath through the nose during the hold.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Options for the hold portion:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#1. Place hands flat on ground in front of your feet, keeping legs straight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#2. Wrap arms around the thighs pulling your head and thighs closer to one another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#3. Place hands flat on yoga blocks or another firm surface, directly in front of your feet, while keeping legs straight<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To come out of the pose, roll your spine back up focusing on rolling through each vertebra as you come up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9672\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Forward-Fold.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Forward-Fold.jpg 1460w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Forward-Fold-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Forward-Fold-933x1024.jpg 933w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Forward-Fold-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Forward-Fold-1400x1536.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bridge Pose<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Original Sanskrit Name: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stretches: Chest, front of shoulders and abdomen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional Support Props: A yoga strap or hand towel<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set Up and Description: Bridge Pose<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lie on your back with your arms down by your side, palms flat on the ground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bend your knees planting your feet flat, hip-distance apart and parallel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press down the back of your head, shoulders, arms and feet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inhale to raise your hips high.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your hips are up roll your shoulders and arms closer to one another, clasping your hands together under your back. If possible, bring your palms together. If your hands don\u2019t come together tightly hold a strap or towel between the hands to make that connection, which will improve the stretch across the front of the shoulders and chest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your hands are together press down firmly into your arms, feet and back of your head (keep your next long) to broaden your chest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firm the shins and think of rolling your upper thighs inward. Press down firmly through into your feet to lift higher. (The knees may want to open, keep the legs parallel).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold the pose for 10-60 seconds. Gently breath through the nose during the hold.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To come out of the pose, release your hands, and lower to the floor on an exhale.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9669\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bridge-Pose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bridge-Pose.jpg 1914w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bridge-Pose-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bridge-Pose-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bridge-Pose-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bridge-Pose-1536x1048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rotated Easy Pose<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Original Sanskrit Name: Parivrtta Sukhasana<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stretches: Back muscles and spine; including the neck, shoulders, chest and hips.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthens: abdominals and releases stress<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional Support Props: 1 yoga block, or a bolster, or a rolled-up blanket<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set Up and Description: Rotated Easy Pose<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sit on the floor, bend your knees and cross the right shin in front of the left (Suknasana pose).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slide your hands under you buttocks and move the flesh outward so you can sit directly on your sitting bones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sit up tall with an elongates spine. If you are unable to do this with relative ease sit on top of your prop (1 yoga block, or a bolster, or a rolled-up blanket). Taking your hips higher then your knees until you can sit up straight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On an inhale lift your arms up by your ears.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the exhalation twist to the right bringing your left hand to your right knee and your right arm behind you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place the back hand (on 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> side it will be your right hand) flat on the ground as close to your sacrum as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equally push down into the back hand to get length and press the front hand into the outer knee to get rotation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to keep both hips\/sit bones firmly on the ground as you twist.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold the twist for 3-5 slow breaths.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On an inhale lift your arms up by your ears as you come back to facing forward.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat on the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the exhalation twist to the left bringing your right hand to your left knee and your left arm behind you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On an inhale lift your arms up by your ears as you come back to facing forward.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat both sides again with your left shin in front. Your hips will thank you for taking the time to do this<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9674\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rotated-Easy-Pose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rotated-Easy-Pose.jpg 1659w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rotated-Easy-Pose-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rotated-Easy-Pose-1024x968.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rotated-Easy-Pose-768x726.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rotated-Easy-Pose-1536x1453.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make Yoga a Part of Your Life<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I mentioned, these are 5 simple poses to give you a taste of yoga. Hopefully you find that they help to stretch and balance you, but keep in mind that it is a practice and takes some time. Let your body ease into each pose and maybe make it a part of your daily routine!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9671\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Extra-Photo-for-FUN--scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Extra-Photo-for-FUN--scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Extra-Photo-for-FUN--300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Extra-Photo-for-FUN--1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Extra-Photo-for-FUN--768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Extra-Photo-for-FUN--1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.vionicshoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Extra-Photo-for-FUN--2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About the Author:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juliet Kaska is one of the country&#8217;s leading celebrity trainers and health + wellness experts. In 2005, she opened Emerson Hall Fitness (EHF) in West Hollywood, CA, which quickly became the most sought-after boutique gym in the Los Angeles area. She then launched her brand JK Zen Fitness, with partnership locations throughout LA, and in 2010 opened the JK Fitness Pilates Studio. Juliet recently partnered with Vionic to create the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/move-for-you\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move for You<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program, a three-part series of 7 minute videos that get you moving with power and comfort. In addition to her celebrity clientele, Juliet is known for creating Hollywood&#8217;s favorite workout programs: The Bombshell Bride, Picture Perfect, The Red Carpet Workout, The Executive&#8217;s Workout and her most popular, Pilates Burn, a high-intensity workout combining Pilates reformer equipment, traditional strength training techniques and the flow of yoga. Juliet has consulted for and appeared on numerous programs such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Morning America<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Phil<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entertainment Tonight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Numerous publications including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vogue<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shape<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Magazine, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oxygen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fitness Magazine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glamour<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Magazine have also featured her as a fitness expert. Juliet is trained and certified in multiple disciplines, making her workout programs both diverse and innovative. She is certified as a Second Generation Master Pilates Teacher and has received dual certification as a personal trainer from the American Council on Exercise and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. In addition, yoga guru Dharma Mittra trained her as a yoga teacher. 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