9. Triangle Pose
Trikanasana
No one said this pose would be a breeze, but set it up right to use the right muscles and make it much easier.
Step the right foot four feet out to the right, holding the arms parallel to the floor. Turn the right foot out 90 degrees and lung by bending the right knee until the thigh is parallel to the floor.
Make sure the right knee doesn’t collapse forward as you lung and keep the left leg straight, left foot flat on the floor.
Keep the torso facing front, lean the upper body back slightly, hips forward.
With this correct set up, arms stay straight as they move like a windmill until the right elbow presses on the inside of the right knee, and the left arm reaches straight up towards the ceiling. The arms form a straight line perpendicular to the floor, with the palms facing forward.
Here the head and upper body twists back and up to the ceiling and we hold!
With so much to do in this pose, there are a few key points that can prevent the body from collapsing:
- Press the left foot firmly into the floor to keep the leg perfectly straight and think of lifting up from the left inner thigh
- Press the right elbow into the right knee to avoid collapsing into the right hip and increase the twist in the upper body
- Use the abdominal muscles! Constantly lift from the lower belly.
Come out of the pose by unwinding the arms first and then straightening the right leg. Arms stay stretched out because it’s time to repeat left side!
Benefits
- Work hard benefit more! Triangle pose works the entire body intensely.
- Strengthens the legs, the abdominal muscles, hips and muscles of the side torso (flank muscles)
- Works the shoulders – the deltoids, trapezius, scapula and latissimus muscles
- Improves the flexibility of the hip joint, shoulders, and mid-spine
- Stretches the chest with a mini heart opener
- Helps to cure lumbago and rheumatism of the lower spine by strengthening the last five vertebra
- Slims the waistline
- Massages the internal abdominal organs through the twist.
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