Sentences with phrase «knees bent if»

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.

-- 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.

Not exact matches

FEET If your feet don't touch the floor, support them with a footrest, but one low enough that your knees bend at a 90 - degree angle.

And if the liturgical movements of the Christian community at some time and place seem not to move or stir, bending no knee, bowing no head, drawing no tear, lifting no heart, the intent of the liturgy is not served by abandoning it.

If god did exist (and he doesn't), I think I'd have some things to say to him when I «bend my knee and bow my head.»

The spectacle of Don Imus prostrating himself before the Rev. Al Sharpton, as if he were the Holy Roman Emperor on bent knee to the pope, should have pleased me.

Atheism offers nothing to me, it never has and never will, it doesn't make me feel good or comfort me, it's not there for me when I'm sick or ill, it won't intervene in my times of need or protect me from hate, it doesn't care if I fail or succeed, it won't wipe the tears from my eyes, it does nothing when I have no where to run, it won't give me wise words or advice, it has no teaches for me to learn, it can't show me what's bad or nice, it's never inspired or excited anyone, it won't help me fulfill all my goals, it won't tell me to stop when I'm having fun, it's never saved one single soul, it doesn't take credit for everything I achieve, it won't make me get down on bended knee, it doesn't demand that I have to believe, it won't torture me for eternity, it won't teach me to hate or despise others, it won't tell me what's right or wrong, it can't tell nobody not to be lovers, it's told no one they don't belong, it won't make you think life is worth living, it has nothing to offer me, that's true, but the reason Atheism offers me nothing is because I've never asked it to, Atheism offers nothing because it doesn't need to, Religion promises everything because you want it to, You don't need a Religion or to have faith, You just want it because you need to feel safe, I want to feel reality and nothing more, Atheism offers me everything that Religion has stolen before.

My experience with finding God was one night 30 years ago bending down on my knees looking up and asking if He was real.

If we don't look to heaven, bend the knee and pray to the living God, we will cling to visions in which eschatological destruction, hijacked planes and addictive drugs are our basis for understanding our deepest needs.

The ball rose off Aaron's bat in the normal trajectory of his long hits — the arc of a four - iron shot in golf — ripping out over the infield, the shortstop instinctively bending his knees as if he could leap for it, and it headed for deep left centerfield...

If you ever need to bend down, make sure your baby is in an upright position, and you are bending at the knee, not your waist.

It is okay if your toddler's knees are bent or if their feet touch the seat.

Check if the child can sit with his or her back against the back of the seat and have his or her knees bent;

If you must bend, do it safely, from the knees, and secure yourself when standing because you have however many pounds your baby added on.

If you want, you can try lying on your back after sex, bending your knees and tilting your pelvis backward at a 45 - degree angle for 30 minutes, which may help hold in the semen.

Lay your baby flat on their back, hold their feet, bend one knee while you straighten the other and pump their legs as if they were riding an imaginary bicycle.

8 years or at least 57 inches tall if (1) lap belt fits across hips and thighs, not abdomen (2) shoulder belt crosses center of chest and not neck (3) knees bend over seat edge when sitting up straight with his / her back firmly against seat back

Ensure the pouch of fabric is well tucked up between your baby's side and your tummy so he is resting as if in a hammock, slightly turned towards you, bent knees above bottom, feet outside the carrier, with his head and neck resting on your arm.

If there was poo, I help by wiping with one wet wipe first, and then let my son wipe with a second one himself while bending his knees.

If you have to, keep one foot up on a stool with your knee bent to prevent strain on your lower back.

When I was pregnant, I would hold really still, then suddenly bend my knees to see if I could make her Moro, the startle reflex in which the baby suddenly flings her arms out wide and then slowly, slowly brings them in like jazz hands.

As it moves, the robot will bend one of its knee joints and then straighten it; if the knee joint fails to straighten, the robot determines that it can not put weight on that leg without falling over.

How to do it: Bend forward and put your hands on the mat by your feet, bending your knees if necessary.

Exhale and bend your knees as if you are sitting down on a chair.

Extend your arms alongside your ears and bend your knees to lower your hips, as if you were sitting in an invisible chair.

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

If this seems too hard, you can bend your knees when executing this exercise.

Once complete, if on knees, raise yourself up on to your toes and bring a bent knee towards your elbow.

To see if your ankles are too tight, Reavy suggests this test: Stand with your toes 12 centimeters (about 5 inches) away from a wall, and then try to bend your knee so that it touches the wall.

Sit back as if you're sitting in a chair, making sure your knees don't go beyond a 90 - degree bend.

If it's too intense, then bend your knees.

It's very likely you have Baker's cyst if you feel a swelling in the form of a lump behind the knee, as you bend and straighten the leg.

If a few too many days of pounding the pavement leaves you unable to bend over and pick up a penny off the sidewalk without creaking knees, it might be time to take it easy for a while.

If hamstrings are tight, bend knees.

Here's how to do it: Stand with your feet together, bend your knees enough to connect to those inner thigh muscles, stretch your arms out to your side, take one arm and cross it over the other and press the palms together, bend your knees a little deeper now and take the opposite leg and squeeze it tight so those inner thighs are wrapped together, if you can wrap your leg around the bottom ankle do so, keep squeezing those inner thighs the whole time to help you control this move, find that focus and take a deep breath in, come up to stand and repeat it on the other side.

If the straight leg raise proves to be too hard for you at the moment, modify the movement by bending the knees until you develop more strength in the lower body.

Have your partner sit upright on the couch, then straddle them, bending your knees at their sides or (if you're flexy) wrapping them around their body.

The majority of this movement should come from the hips, but if you suffer from back pain, you probably found most of the movement came from your lower back or, alternatively, you braced your lower back and stiffened it to avoid moving through there at all and bent your knees instead.

You can avoid transferring the whole weight onto your knees if you keep your knees slightly bent.

As you bend your hips and knees and start slowly lowering the torso, push your butt back like you would if you wanted to sit in a chair, while keeping the back straight and the head neutral.

Inhale and bend your knees, bringing the hips backwards as if you were sitting back into a chair.

Strive for 4 sets of 20 full reps.. If that's too difficult, do the movement with the knees bent at a 90 - degree angle first and then work up to performing the movement with straight legs.

Keep knees slightly bent if needed.

If this proves to be impossible at the moment, start by keeping your feet on the floor and bending your knees.

If you are unable sit in this position immediately, slightly bend your knees.

If sitting up tall or folding forward causes you to round the spine at all, take a soft bend to both knees.

To gauge flexibility, see if you can touch your toes standing without bending your knees.

You can bend one knee at a time if that feels good, but be careful not to jam the knee back as you straighten the legs.

Keeping your body aligned and abs tight, push your hips back and bend your knees slowly (as if about to sit in a chair), lowering yourself into a squat; your thighs should be parallel to the floor (or as close as you can get), with knees behind your toes.

Exhale and fold forward, bending slightly through the knees if your hamstrings are tight.