The YogaFit Athlete: Up Your Game with Sport-Specific Poses to Build Strength, Flexibility, and Balance by Beth Shaw

Author:Beth Shaw
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2016-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

Benefit of the pose: In Side Angle you are in the opposite direction of a Twisting Lunge. It works to stabilize your knee while creating mobility in your hips using your hip rotator muscles. We strengthen the muscles in your torso for stability and rotation. This pose also opens your chest and shoulders.

Getting into the pose: From Twisting Lunge, revolve your body open in the opposite direction. As you rotate open, release your back heel to the ground and keep your front knee above your ankle. Place your forearm on the same side as your front leg on your front thigh or your hand to the floor.

Holding the pose: Lift out of your bottom shoulder and reach your opposite hand to the sky with a slight rotation to open your chest and shoulders. Bring the inner thigh of your back leg toward the heel of your front foot to lower your hips.

Modifications: For more support, use a block under your bottom hand to lift through your torso to build torso and core strength. To reduce intensity, bring your top hand to your pelvis.

GATE (WITH CAT/COW)

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