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Downward dog is already a beneficial move without any tweaks. It stretches out your body, strengthens your muscles, stabilizes your spine, and helps relieve pain.

The turbo dog pose is a variation on the downward dog in yoga and helps build upper body strength, focusing on your triceps, shoulders, back and chest muscles. Here's how to do it.

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Working together, the Achilles and the muscles of your calf are responsible for plantarflexion —when the toes point down and away from the leg (as if you’re pushing your foot down on a gas pedal).

1. Cat/cow (Bitilasana Marjaryasana) Cat/cow is a gentle pose that stretches the front, back and neck muscles and strengthens the core muscles.

Trueman adds that downward dog “elongates the spine, hamstrings and calf muscles,” while “strengthening arms, shoulders and legs,” improving your awareness and posture.

Return to the starting position. 5. Downward-Facing Dog Muscles Worked: Arms, back, glutes, hips, calves, and thighs How to Do It: Begin in a straight-arm plank position.