Balance yoga position review: In this post, we are going to review the best yoga position to aid and improve balance.
Best Balance Yoga Positions: Tree Pose
Movement Patterns: Single leg balance
Equipment Used: Bodyweight
Muscle Groups: Gluteals, Hamstrings, Quadriceps inner unit
Fit library Instructions:
- Place hands under your shoulders
- Maintain neutral spine
- Drawing your belly button in towards your spine bend at your hip.
- Keeping your standing leg and weight midfoot and over hands
- Return to the prone position and repeat.
Best Balance Yoga Positions: Warrior I
Movement Patterns: Lung and twist
Equipment Used: Bodyweight Total gym
Muscle Groups: Gluteals, Hamstrings, Quadriceps inner unit
Fit library Instructions:
- There are three variations of the Warrior pose.
- Step your right or left foot out to the right about 4 feet from your other foot.
- Pivot your body to face the right, and turn your left foot in about
- Your right knee should be at a 90-degree angle, and your right thigh should be parallel to the ground.
- Raise your arms over your head with your head pointing straight forward or slightly up.
- Feel your spine and pelvis lengthening as you reach above your head through your fingertips.
- Hold for 30 seconds, and then move arms to transition into Warrior II (below) or perform Warrior I on the other side.
Best Balance Yoga Positions: Warrior II
Movement Patterns: Lunge and Twist
Equipment Used: Bodyweight Total gym
Muscle Groups: Gluteals, Hamstrings, Quadriceps inner unit
Fit library Instructions:
- From Warrior, I, take your left arm straight down and parallel to the floor.
- At the same time that you reach your right arm down and back behind you.
- Keep your head facing in the same direction as your lead foot.
- Keep your torso facing outward.
- Adjust your back foot from the 45-degree angle of Warrior I to 90 degrees for Warrior II.
- Keep your core engage while performing these poses to put some of the work into your abs and to help you balance.
Best Balance Yoga Positions: Down Dog Leg Lift
Movement Patterns: Bend
Equipment Used: Bodyweight Total gym
Muscle Groups: Gluteals, Hamstrings, Quadriceps inner unit
Fit library Instructions:
- Begin in a sitting position with your knees bent and feet touching your butt. Firmly plant your hands on either side of your hips and lift yourself up using your core and glutes.
- Lift your right leg up as high as you can.
- Ultimately, you want it to be perpendicular to the ground and your torso.
- Work on your leg flexibility if you can’t reach your leg straight up.
- You can move backward slightly to increase the stretch in your wrists, or you can lift and lower to bring the workout into your abs, triceps, and glutes.
- When you lower, make sure to bend the elbows and lower to just a few inches above the ground.
- Then lift and repeat.
Best Balance Yoga Positions: Big Toe Pose
Movement Patterns: Bend
Equipment Used: Bodyweight Total gym
Muscle Groups: Gluteals, Hamstrings, Quadriceps inner unit
Fit library Instructions:
- Slowly reach your left leg up to your left arm.
- Grab your toes if you can while keeping the left leg straight.
- This requires a lot of flexibility in the legs.
- If you can’t straighten the leg, try bending your knee slightly.
- Repeat on the other side.
Best Balance Yoga Positions: Warrior III
Movement Patterns: Bend
Equipment Used: Bodyweight Total gym
Muscle Groups: Gluteals, Hamstrings, Quadriceps inner unit
Fit library Instructions:
- Entering the pose very slowly, and concentrating on what you are accomplishing while you are trying to do it.
- This will help you stay balanced.
- Following Warrior II, you will bring your arms back together to point straight out in front of you.
- Slowly lift your right left leg up in the air as you begin to shift your body forward.
- The leg you are standing on should be level to the ground, and your arms and outstretched and be parallel to the ground.
- Keep your head in line with your arms.
- Make sure to keep the hips squared and facing down.
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