Here is a yoga posture to release your back, expand your lungs, strengthen your spine, and stretch your back, thighs, chest.
For kiteboarders, it is an excellent practice before and after your ride:
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana one: This pose is specially recommended for people suffering from a stiff back.
This pose strengthens your spine, and your lungs gain elasticity.
This pose strengthens your spine, and your lungs gain elasticity.
How to get into the pose:
- lie on the floor on your stomach
- keep your feet hip width apart, your toes point straight back. Place your hands on the side of your chest or waist (depending how flexible you are), with your fingers pointing forward.
- as you inhale, raise the head and trunk, stretch the arms.
- your spine, thighs and calves will receive an excellent stretch. Open your chest, and take 5 to 10 breaths. You breathe deeply, through the nose.
Then, bend your elbows, and : rest on the floor - enter in a childpose - or in a adho mukha svanasana (downward facing dog)
- lie on the floor on your stomach
- keep your feet hip width apart, your toes point straight back. Place your hands on the side of your chest or waist (depending how flexible you are), with your fingers pointing forward.
- as you inhale, raise the head and trunk, stretch the arms.
- your spine, thighs and calves will receive an excellent stretch. Open your chest, and take 5 to 10 breaths. You breathe deeply, through the nose.
Then, bend your elbows, and : rest on the floor - enter in a childpose - or in a adho mukha svanasana (downward facing dog)
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