How Often You Should Do Yoga as a Beginner
How often you should do yoga depends on a variety of factors, but when it comes down to it, everybody is different. You can do yoga as little or as often as you like, but you’ll see the most benefits when you show up more often. We recommend beginners start out with one to two classes a week and scale up from there. Though ultimately, daily practice will give you the best experience for your mind-body connection.
What’s more important than frequency is consistency — making sure that you commit to a realistic goal and keep up with that goal over time. This goes for beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Start out with a lower goal like one class a week.
If you crave more mat time after that, then by all means, show up! But no need to stew in regret if you miss a day. All you need to hit is that one class goal a week. Once a month or so has passed by, reevaluate your initial goal. If you find that you’ve been consistently taking three classes a week, you know that’s attainable and you can step up your goal.
If your goal is to start a daily yoga practice, another approach is to take class every day but start with classes that are 5 to 15 minutes so that time is not an issue. On the Alo Moves platform, we offer a wide range of classes across different times and styles to suit your mood and schedule.
For those who need that external push to commit, you might find a yoga challenge or yoga program as the answer to keep you on track with your goal. We recommend these beginner yoga programs on Alo Moves to help you get started. Not an Alo Moves member? Get access to all these series plus thousands more classes with a free two-week trial.
Yoga for Beginners with Patrick Beach – 8 Days
Break down the common elements of a yoga class such as Sun Salutations, backbends, and hip openers with 20-minute classes over eight days.
2. Beginner Power Vinyasa with Briohny Smyth – 6 Days
Looking to start a yoga practice with an athletic element built in? This series will put you on the path toward a more vigorous practice down the line.
3. Work Flow with Calvin Corzine – 7 Days
It’s easy to fit yoga in when you can do it at your work desk! This seven-day series all takes place from your chair so you can fit it into your lunch break.
4. Yoga for Better Sleep with Naya Rappaport – 6 Days
Build yoga into your nightly ritual with these snooze-inducing stretch classes over six days.
Try these programs and more — including all styles of yoga plus fitness and meditation — for free with a two-week trial to Alo Moves.