If you have been suffering from back pain want a flat tummy or simply a ore toned butt makara adho mukha svanasana or the dolphin plank pose is just what you need. It not only helps stretch out your shoulders and hamstrings but also strengthens your wrists arms and legs while relieving you of fatigue and back ache. Incidentally this yoga posture also helps prevent osteoporosis. Steps to do this pose: Assume the plank position or Kumbhakasana Now while exhaling bend your arms at the elbows Lower your buttocks so that they are parallel to the floor and your entire body