*Warrior 1: Open your legs wide and plant them firmly to the floor. Breathe in and extend your arms up and over your head in a fluid motion. Turn your right foot to where the heel of the right foot is in line with the arch of your left foot. Then, turn your left foot in slightly. Turn your hips and upper body to the right. Breathe in again and reach up through your arms, and as you exhale bend your right knee as though you were sinking into a lunge. Try to make your thigh parallel with the floor. (Keep your knee over your heel!) Challenge yourself to look up to your hands at the end of an exhalation. After resting in this pose, alternate with the left leg.
The warrior 1 pose will help strengthen your entire lower body and help improve balance.
*Warrior 2: The introductory motions are also the same as in Warrior 1. For example, in this pose you also open your legs wide and plant your feet firmly on the floor. Then, you raise your arms out to shoulder height on either side of your body with your hands facing the floor. Turn your right foot so that the right heel is in line with the left arch. Inhale and turn your head to face the right. On an exhale, you will again sink into a lunge. Your goal is to try to bring your right thigh to a parallel position with the floor. After raising up on an inhale, this pose can be done with the alternate leg.
The warrior two pose also strengthens your entire lower body and helps improve balance.
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