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7 Best Yoga Poses for Airports

Air travel has become a routine mode of transportation for many people around the world. But those who spend countless hours flying also spend countless hours sitting.

Whether you’re traveling across the country for a family get-together or making multiple airport stops on your way to a far away country, sitting for that long, generally, is detrimental to your physical health.

Though we can’t always control how long we are in the sky, we can control how we spend our time before we board the plane. Stretching by using yoga before you board a plane can help to relieve the stress of sitting. Yoga postures not only work to move and stretch the body in safe and natural ways, but the addition of slow nostril breathing can help calm any preflight anxiety you might feel.

Each of the postures below are accessible to anyone. They don’t require a mat, extra equipment or even yoga pants—just a little space and access to a chair. Make sure to find a quieter spot if possible and breathe slowly in and out through your nose during the poses.

About the Author

Stephanie Main 

Stephanie Main is a certified yoga teacher, CrossFit coach, writer and creator of Endure Yoga. She's based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she works at CrossFit Marin and Yoga Flow SF. She is a 500-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance, a CrossFit Level 2 Coach, a CrossFit Mobility Trainer, a Team ICG Indoor Cycling Instructor and has her CPR/AED Certification. You can find Stephanie on her Endure Yoga website or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Stephanie Main is a certified yoga teacher, CrossFit coach, writer and creator of Endure Yoga. She's based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she works at CrossFit Marin and Yoga Flow SF. She is a 500-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance, a CrossFit Level 2 Coach, a CrossFit Mobility Trainer, a Team ICG Indoor Cycling Instructor and has her CPR/AED Certification. You can find Stephanie on her Endure Yoga website or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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