Become a member to unlock this story and receive other great perks.
Already have an Outside Account? Sign in
All-Access
Intro Offer
$3.99 / month*
- A $500 value with everything in the Print + Digital Plan plus 25+ benefits including:
- Member-only content on all publications in the Outside network like Vegetarian Times, Clean Eating, Yoga Journal, Outside and more
- Outside Learn, our new online education hub loaded with more than 2,000 videos across 450 lessons
- Exclusive yoga sequences from top teachers
- More than 100 diet-specific meal plans
- Outside Watch Shows, Films, and documentaries
- Annual subscription to Outside magazine
Digital + Print
Intro Offer
$2.99 / month*
- Annual subscription to Yoga Journal magazine
- Access to all member-exclusive content on YogaJournal.com
- Ad-free access to YogaJournal.com
*Outside memberships are billed annually. Print subscriptions available to U.S. residents only. You may cancel your membership at anytime, but no refunds will be issued for payments already made. Upon cancellation, you will have access to your membership through the end of your paid year. More Details
Inversion Challenge, Day 1: Planks and Chaturangas
Yoga teacher and former NFL football player Derrick “DJ” Townsel demonstrates proper alignment in Chaturanga and Plank to set up for stronger inversions.
The first step in building strong inversions is working on alignment and engagement in Tabletop before lowering into strength-building Chaturangas and Plank Pose. Bonus if you can add some pushups!
This video is part of a seven-day inversion challenge hosted by yoga teacher and former NFL football player Derrick “DJ” Townsel. Find all the videos in this series here.