Yoga Exercise: King Dancer Pose (Natarajasana) To Add Muscle Mass & Reduce Skinny Fat, Workout At-Home (Mat/No Equipment)

Muscles Focus (1, 2, 3): legs/quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, peroneii, glutes (gluteus maximus), core/abdominal/abs (rectus abdominus, obliques/love handles), hips/psoas minor & major, tensor fasciae latae, back/serratus anterior, spinal extensors, teres minor, chest/pectoralis major, subscapularis, shoulders/deltoids, feet

*Build strength with longer holds while increasing endurance (tone)

*You can only maintain and tone muscles you already have (genetically and/or added via resistance/exercise)

*Here are more yoga exercises (see filter dropdown) that add muscle mass to reduce skinny fat (lack of genetic muscle tissue)

References:

1. Yoga Journal: Dancer Pose | Lord of the Dance Pose, March 21, 2025, YJ Editors. https://www.yogajournal.com/poses/lord-of-the-dance-pose/
2. Everyday Yoga: How to Do King Dancer Pose in Yoga, November 10, 2023. https://www.everydayyoga.com/blogs/guides/how-to-do-king-dancer-pose-in-yoga
3. Tumme: Dancer Pose. https://www.tummee.com/yoga-poses/dancer-pose/