HALF LOCUST Ardha Shalabhasana | |
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Lie on your belly with your chin on the ground. Extend your arms by your sides or under your thighs with your hipbones resting on your forearms. Choose whichever of the following hand positions suits your body: - palms down |
1 - Bring up the squeeze, pressing one leg downward as you draw your forearms close together and press them downward. Allow the momentum of the pressing to lift the other leg. 2 - Press the tips of your toes of the raised foot away from your hip and allow the pressing to elongate your leg. 3 - Press the top of your heel of the raised foot upward without sacrificing the elongation of that leg. Hold the posture. Breathe. Repeat with the opposite side. | ||
| Benefits: - Strengthens the lower back muscles - Tones and strengthens the buttocks, thighs and legs | |||