Sentences with phrase «bending back with your hands»

Neck rolls, chin tucks, and bending back with your hands on your hips can unkink muscles.

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Instead of holding his head in the bend of your elbow as in the cradle hold, hold him with the opposite arm, so that your hand rests between the shoulder blades and supports the back of his neck and head.

Upper back lifts Lie on your stomach with your hands underneath your forehead and elbows bent out to the side.

Lie on the floor on your back with the hands behind the head and then raise the legs and bend them at 90 degrees.

Release the arms as you rise up and bend back again for a reverse warrior pose, with the left hand resting on the left leg and the right hand reaching overhead and behind you.

Return to starting position, then press the noodle overhead with your right hand while lifting your left leg back, bending the knee.

Lie flat on the floor on your back with your hands by your side and your knees bent.

Holding a 5 - to 8 - pound dumbbell in left hand, step left foot back, and bend right knee to come into a high lunge, with knee over ankle.

Starting Position: Lie flat on your back on the floor / mat in a bent - knee position with feet placed firmly on the floor and your hands behind your head.

Lie on your back on the floor with your hands at your sides, your knees bent, and your heels on a small medicine ball.

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.

Lie on your back with knees bent and hands by your sides.

Start with feet in a wide stance, a 3 - pound dumbbell in each hand; shift weight to left side, bending right leg back.

Reach your left arm back and as you bend your right knee, take hold of the right foot with the left hand.

Engage your ab muscles, then move your arm back and bend your opposite knee behind you, tapping your foot with your hand and extending your other arm over your head to stretch.

Land softly back on your feet, knees bent and lower into another squat, touching the floor with your opposite hand (d).

Stand with your back to the attachment, elbows bent and shoulders abducted to 90 degrees (upper arm level with shoulder) so that your hands are next to your chest.

- Attach a rope to a pulley station set at about chest level - Grab both ends of the rope with an overhand grip - With arms completely outstretched, step back and bend the knees slightly or even better, kneel on one leg - Retract the scapula, squeeze the rotator cuff muscles and pull the weight towards your face - Externally rotate your hands so the knuckles are facing the ceiling - Hold for one second, then slowly return to the original posiwith an overhand grip - With arms completely outstretched, step back and bend the knees slightly or even better, kneel on one leg - Retract the scapula, squeeze the rotator cuff muscles and pull the weight towards your face - Externally rotate your hands so the knuckles are facing the ceiling - Hold for one second, then slowly return to the original posiWith arms completely outstretched, step back and bend the knees slightly or even better, kneel on one leg - Retract the scapula, squeeze the rotator cuff muscles and pull the weight towards your face - Externally rotate your hands so the knuckles are facing the ceiling - Hold for one second, then slowly return to the original position

Standing with your back to a chair, lower your body by bending your legs and place your hands on the seat of the chair for support.

Lie flat on your back with your knees bent, arms straight above you with a weight in each hand.

Try the Happy Baby yoga pose to Zen out — lie on your back, bend your knees into your chest and grab the outsides of your feet with your hands.

Cross-Leg Bridge Lie down on your back with legs bent and hands and feet flat on a mat.

Lie on your back with knees bent, hands pressed into the mat and feet hip - width apart.

To do it, lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent and your hands on the sides of your head, fingers pointing toward your toes.

Lay flat on your back with knees bent hip width and hands by your sides.

Standing with one foot in front of the other, back straight and knees slightly bent, hold a medicine ball in both hands.

Lie flat on your back on the floor / mat in a bent - knee position with feet placed firmly on the floor and your hands behind your head.

Stand in a bent down position with a flat back, holding the bag in your hands.

From here, roll forward slightly onto your toes so that your hands are now a little further back, aligned with your ribs (this will allow you to bend elbows to 90 degrees).

Extend your arms straight out in front of you so they are parallel to the floor, then cross your arms in front of the torso (so your left arm under the right with the backs of the hands facing each other) and bend your elbows.

How to do it: Lie with your back flat on the ground, bend your knees and put your hands behind your head.

While keeping your pelvis neutral, work on inching the non-stretching foot forward as you feel the stretch of the foot on the half dome (in the case of the single foot calf stretch) and if doing the double calf stretch (with both feet on the towel / half dome) it's helpful to stand facing a chair and place your hands on the back of it, bending slightly from the hips to get a stretch all the way up your hamstrings.

Jump one leg up towards the same side hand, then simultaneously jump that leg back and your other leg up by other hand, jump a 3rd time bringing leg that is up back and back leg up and then do a push up with one leg bent and foot on ground near hand.

Bent Over Row — Holding weight in each hand with your palms facing inward toward each other, bend over at the waist while keeping your back straight and knees slightly bent.

Lie on your back with your heels on a bench, your knees bent at 90 degrees, and your hands either across your chest or behind your head.

Substitute standing rapid hip extension (hands on wall, chest up, rapidly extend your right hip back with slight bend in your knee, holding your TA tight so that it is pure hip flexion and no lumbar extension.

With a dumbbell in each hand and knees slightly bent, bend forward at your hip joint while keeping a flat back.

On an inhale, lean back against the wheel and release your hands, then as you exhale, press through your heels and lift your hips, reaching your arms up and over your head with your elbows bent, pointing straight behind you.

Beginners often have two problems with this pose: they can't keep their back heel anchored to the floor as they bend their front knee into the pose, and then they can't easily touch the fingertips of their lower hand to the floor once they're in the pose.

Then with your hands braced on the floor, bend the back knee and bring the foot as close to the top of your head as possible.

The athlete starts with the arms straight, above and in front of the head.They then pull the arms back, bending the elbows until the hands are in front of the chest.

Drop the tailbone between the hips (lifting the heels as needed) Squeeze the inner thighs onto the triceps as you shift your weight smoothly onto the hands, and firmly contract the abdominal muscles by pulling the navel center toward the spine, allowing the entire back to round (similar to cat pose) Keep the gaze forward as you glide onto the hands with the elbows bending to less than 90 degrees (crocodile arms).

Starting with the arms straight, they pull the arms back, bending the elbows, until the hands are level with the chest.

Laying on ground with knees bent and feet on the ground, have arms outstretched at sides and with a dumbbell in one hand, then crunch up torso while bringing both arms up, in a circular motion keeping arms straight, in front of you, pass the dumbbell to your other hand, always keeping both arms straight, and as you release the crunch bringing torso back to ground, also bring both arms back to ground, stretched out at sides with the opposite hand holding onto dumbbell.

Start with your hands over your ankles, your back arched, an your knees slightly bent.

Bicycle Crunch Sit Ups Start laying on your back with your hands lightly behind your head, elbows bent out to the sides and chest open.

With feet hip width apart and hands in front of you to help with balance, use the glutes to lower your hips back and down while bending at the knWith feet hip width apart and hands in front of you to help with balance, use the glutes to lower your hips back and down while bending at the knwith balance, use the glutes to lower your hips back and down while bending at the knees.

Lie with your back flat on the ground, bend your knees and put your hands behind your head.

Method: Lie on your back with your hands overdue your head and legs in the air; knees bent at 90 degrees.

Bicycle Crunch Sit Ups (alternate) Start laying on your back with your hands lightly behind your head, elbows bent out to the sides and chest open.