Sentences with phrase «keeping knees bent»

Keeping the knees bent slightly at first, lengthen your spine, draw the tailbone away from the pelvis, and soften your chest.

Hold for 1 second and slowly lower to the starting position keeping your knees bent throughout the movement.

Extend back out, keeping the knees bent.

Be sure to modify poses when you need to, i.e. keeping the knees bent when forward folding, and using props like blocks to reduce the distance between the ground and the floor whenever possible.

For heavy items, squat down and engage the muscles in your thighs and butt when you stand up, keeping your knees bent and back straight.

Lie on your back and keep your knees bent, with your feet on the floor.

It will also keep the knees bent, which helps bowel movements pass more easily.

Keeping the knee bent to a 90 - degree angle, lift your left leg out to the left side, then extend it.

If not, keep the knees bent and the feet connected.

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.

With legs either bent or straight [suggested modification for the back: keep the knees bent, thighs close to chest]... More on Plow Pose >

Standing Hip Rotations Get your heart - rate and keep knees bent as you reach across your body, loosening your obliques while getting your heart rate up.

Keep your knees bent in front of you and feet slightly raised off the floor.

The best way to hit the soleus are exercises where you keep your knees bent.

Lift the same leg up behind you, keeping your knee bent.

-- 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.

From here, lift your left leg into the air as your press your heel towards the sky. Keep your knee bent and go only as high as you can without allowing your back to arch.

Keeping your knee bent, press your right heel up toward the ceiling, firing up your right glute.

If this proves to be too difficult, keep the knees bent instead of fully extended.

Keep your knees bent, and engage between your shoulders to help keep your chest open and not put too much pressure on your shoulders.

To perform this exercise correctly, rotate your shoulders internally so that your elbows point to sides and keep the knees bent during the exercise.

Keep your knees bent and draw your shoulder blades towards one another to help keep your chest open and pressure off your shoulders.

To make this exercise easier for those new to lifting keep your knees bent at 90 degrees the whole time.

You may need to use a lighter weight than with one arm rows and keep the knees bent to protect the lower back.

A quick tip for this abdominal exercise is to keep your knees bent throughout to take some pressure off your lower back (versus keeping your legs straight as you lift them).

Inhale again and as you exhale raise one foot a couple of inches off the floor, keeping the knee bent.

Keeping your knee bent, lift your left leg so that your knee is parallel to the floor and the bottom of your foot is parallel to the ceiling.

To begin the glut kickback, slowly lift one leg back, keeping your knee bent, until the sole of your foot faces the ceiling and your thigh is parallel to the floor.You can target the upper glute muscle by raising your leg higher or the lower glute muscle by keeping your leg at less than parallel to the floor.

Now do a deadlift movement but keep the knees fairly bent and focus primarily on straightening at the hips rather than the knees (you'll want to keep your knees bent throughout the movement).

Keep your knees bent, sink into your hips and brace your core as if you were doing a standard plank.

Make sure you keep your knees bent at this angle throughout the set.

You could also keep your knees bent slightly during the initial days of your practice to understand how they react.

In addition, if you have a pre-existing back issue or tight hamstrings, keep your knees bent a little while practicing forward folds and backward bends.

For now, round your torso slightly and keep your knees bent.

Keep your knees bent and midsection tight!

Inhale and tuck the belly button up into the spine as you straighten the legs (keep knees bent if you have neck or shoulder injuries), sending the hips high.

Pick your right leg up off the ground, keeping your knee bent, and push back as if kicking someone with your foot flexed (b).

You can keep your knees bent or straighten your legs out onto the floor.

So I'm just going to keep my knees bent and be ready in case they call.

Keep those knees bent in the crouched position.

Not exact matches

«Keep your knees slightly bent,» he said.

Sitting knee movement Keep your spine straight, knees bent, sitting on your sciatic, feet flat on the floor, ankles and together, put your hands back to support.

But we haven't got the power, we keep bending the knee.

Your baby also may look scrunched up since the legs and arms have been kept bent at the knees and elbows while in the womb.

While I've yet to find any conclusive research on the topic, a solid anatomical understanding of infant hip joint development underscores the importance of keeping baby's legs well supported with knees and hips bent, commonly called the «frog leg» or «M» position.

A swaddling's secret is to keep their arms snug while still let the blanket loose around their hips and knees so that they can open and bend easily.

Hold her lower legs and bend her knees toward her belly to help push out air, then move her legs in and out in a circular motion to keep the air in her tummy moving up.

When you do lift your toddler, bend your knees rather than bending over, and try to keep your back as straight as possible.

The Swim: Rather than bending her knees and elbows, she keeps her arms and legs straight, swimming across the floor.