Step 3:
Keeping your right knee bent, use your right foot and left arm to get yourself into a seated position almost like a sweep.
Extend your left leg to 45 degrees,
keeping your right knee bent.
Lower your body to the ground,
keeping your right knee bent and your left knee perpendicular to the ground (b).
Not exact matches
Slowly lower yourself by
bending your
right knee, while
keeping your arms outstretched to the sides.
From Half Moon, frame the
right foot with both hands to square off the hips, and step the left foot long behind you,
keeping your
knee bent at 90 degrees and the back toes tucked to stretch through the plantar fascia.
Keeping back flat and abs tight,
bend left
knee slightly and hinge forward from hips; reach
right hand toward floor as you extend your
right leg and left arm back.
To start, stand with feet together and shift your weight slightly onto the left foot,
keeping the inner foot firm to the floor, and
bend your
right knee.
Place a five pound weight behind your
right knee and
bend leg to
keep it in place.
Roll onto your
right shoulder, placing left foot on floor with left
knee bent; at the same time, bring left hand across body to clasp
right hand,
keeping arms straight.
Start from a plank position and
bend your
right knee so that your heel is facing the ceiling,
keeping a straight back.
With your hands against the wall for support, slowly
bend your left
knee forward,
keeping your
right knee straight, your
right heel on the floor, and your left
knee above your left foot.
Keep a slight
bend in your
knee and stay relaxed in your leg, so as you roll from
right to left, your leg can roll around too.
Keeping both legs
bent, raise your
right knee towards the ceiling.
-- Lie flat on your back — Put your arms straight out at your sides for some leverage — Raise your legs (you can
keep your
knees bent if it's too hard to
keep the legs extended)-- Rotate your hips left and
right to both sides like a windshield wiper.
Keeping your
knee bent, lift your
right foot up until your thigh is parallel to ground, then lower.
Keeping your
knee bent, press your
right heel up toward the ceiling, firing up your
right glute.
Keeping the
right leg straight, lower yourself down into a squat by moving all the weight on the left side and
bending the left
knee.
Keep your back engaged (not arched) and jump your feet out to the
right with your
knees bent.
Keep a soft
bend in the
right knee.
Pick up the left foot;
bend the left
knee; bring the left heel toward the left glute; flex the left foot, engage the gluteus maximus muscle (muscle in the center of the seat) to move the left
knee slightly behind the left hip;
keeping the left leg slightly behind the
right leg also works to give the left hip and thighs a lengthening stretch.
Keep your chest up and
bend your
right knee,
keeping your left leg straight.
How to do it: Using a flat bench place your left
knee on the bench and
keep your
right foot flat on the floor with a slight
bend in your
knee.
Keep the weight in the
right leg and
bend the
knee as you slide the left foot out to the side,
keeping the leg straight.
Try to
keep your
right knee deeply
bent, your hips squared to the front of your mat, and to avoid resting your shoulder on your front
knee.
He's doing that by
keeping his
right hip down and instead of hiking his hip up, he is bringing his thigh up by allowing a deep crease where his leg and pelvis meet (for a better view of the hip flexion, see pilates
knee folds), and
bending his
knee.
Lunge the
right foot to the side,
bend the
knee to 90 degrees and
keep the other leg straight.
How to: From the crocodile pose,
keep your upper body where it is and bring your
right knee,
bent at about 90 degrees, in line with the hip.
From standing position place left leg out to side
keeping it straight and
bend right knee going down into a side lunge, touch ground with left fingers.
Your
right knee should be
kept in a
bending position over the ankle, sink your hips down towards the floor.
From here,
bend your left
knee in,
keeping the
right leg extended out straight, and crunch your upper back up off the floor, twisting the
right elbow across your body to meet the left
knee.
Using a flat bench place your left
knee on the bench and
keep your
right foot flat on the floor with a slight
bend in your
knee.
From this position
bend the
right knee, and while
keeping your heel on the ground, hold this position for an additional 30 to 60 seconds to stretch both parts of the calf musculature.
In PiYo you move the weight to your
right leg and lift the left foot from the floor,
keeping the left
knee bent.
Shift your weight slightly onto the left foot,
keeping the inner foot firm to the floor, and
bend your
right knee.
To do the exercise, simply lie down with your back flat on the floor and both
knees bent then straighten out your
right leg, use both of your hands to grab a hold of the leg at the ankle and then
keeping your hips pressed against the floor gently pull the leg towards your head until you feel some tension in the hamstring.
You should then
bend your
right knee until your thigh becomes almost parallel to the ground and
keep the left leg straight.
Now
bend one
knee and step the foot in, closer to the wall (we'll say it's the left leg), but
keep the other (i.e.
right) leg active by extending through the heel.
Pick your
right leg up off the ground,
keeping your
knee bent, and push back as if kicking someone with your foot flexed (b).
Turn left foot out 90 degrees,
keeping left
knee bent over ankle; at same time, turn
right toes in 45 degrees and straighten
right leg.
Now
bend one
knee and step the foot in, closer to the wall (let's say the left leg), but
keep the other (i.e.
right) leg active by extending through the heel.
Lateral lunge with standing oblique crunch — Lunge to the
right,
bending the
right knee and
keeping the left leg straight.