Today's stretch routine comes from Tara Stiles and The Yoga Solution. It consists of 5 moves that help open up, lengthen and stretch tight hips.
Remember, don't force any pose, go only as deeply as your body wants to go. She is very flexible, I'd have a pillow or two handy in case you need them to modify.
On the lunge, you can place a towel or pillow under your knee if that's more comfortable. Also, when grabbing that back foot, I suggest keeping your heel away from your bottom--instead push the foot into the hand. This will protect your knee from being hyper flexed or over bent.
Pigeon pose is a great hip opener, but it can be intense for some people. Feel free to put a pillow under your bottom or your front knee, or both for comfort.
For the last pose with the knees stacked, again feel free to sit on a pillow or blanket if that is more comfortable.
She only does one side. Restart it and do the other side.
This would be ideal after a workout while your muscles are warm. If you are doing it alone, do a warm up for a few minutes first--march in place, do some squats or jumping jacks, you never want to stretch cold muscles.
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