A Flow Practice To Stretch The Fronts Of Your Thighs
Legs and Feet
•
43m
This vinyasa flow class has a focus on stretching the thighs. In both sequences you'll do poses such as Crescent Moon Pose (Anjaneyasana) and Lizard Pose (Uttan Pristhasana) and reaching back to catch the foot to stretch deeper in poses such as Half Frog Pose (Ardha Bekhasana), Standing Quad Stretch (which has the wonderful Sanskrit name of Purvatara Jangha Uttana Tadasana) and Dancers Pose (Natarajasana). A floor sequence includes Bow Pose (Dhanurasana), Childs Pose (Balasana), Half Lord of the Fishes Pose (Ardha Matsyendrasana) and Star Pose (Tarasana) (
Props required: A blanket for under the knees and you might like a belt to loop around your foot.
Mat direction: Short edge of the mat facing the screen.
Up Next in Legs and Feet
-
Knee-Friendly Flow
If you find kneeling a challenge then why not try this variation on a vinyasa flow class? There's no kneeling and even dropping to your knees from Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) to Sphynx Pose (Salamba Bhujangasana) can be adapted. Expect the familiar poses that you find in a flow cla...
-
Exercises To Help Keep Your Knees Str...
I had a request for some exercises that would help to keep the knees strong and mobile, so here are some poses and movements that will help to support them. Useful if you have an injury or knee issue already but also good for preventative use. Please Note: if you do have a problem with your knees...
-
No-Hands Flow To Strengthen The Legs
Having received good feedback from previous 'No-Hands' flow classes I decided to do another. This one will focus on standing poses and will strengthen your legs - with a few side bends and forward bends too. Expect an energising warm-up, two Vinyasa Flows where your hands don't touch the ground a...
