«All the standing poses — like Triangle, Warrior II, Warrior III, Half Moon pose — are great for someone who wants to improve their balance, leg strength, and
back extensor strength,» Betz says.
Not exact matches
This position helps your little one stretch each side of her torso and neck, balance
strength on the front side of the body and
back side of the body (flexor and
extensor muscle groups) and bring hands together at the middle of the body (called the midline), which is awesome for brain development.
In a nutshell, the anatomic traits that are associated with a more upright squatting posture include: greater heel elevation, greater ankle dorsiflexion mobility, shorter femur length, longer torso length, wider stance width, more abduction, a higher bar position on the
back, greater quadriceps
strength and increased intent to target the knee
extensors.
If you neglect your
extensors, you not only can create an imbalance that could turn into an injury down the road, but you can also hold your
strength development
back.