Movement B: Contract glute to
lift leg hip height.
Not exact matches
Tell Me What to Do: In Pure Barre, you become a «trained listener» for instructions: «
lift your
leg, turn out to open your
hip, tuck your
hips under...» It is so helpful when teachers use the same familiar language in very specific ways to direct what they want.
Despite
lifting batting average to.284 last Reds week, he's had a miserable year and could use time to heal; a sore left
hip flexor is latest in string of
leg injuries that has limited him to 51 games and seven home runs.
With rotation — Rolling this way requires the baby to
lift his head and stretch his body and the movement starts from the head, shoulder, or
hip, but the shoulder and pelvis will not be aligned, the baby's body will rotate, and the
legs will move separately from the rest of the body.
Keep your chest, shoulders, and
hips facing forward and your left
leg straight and strong as you push your right foot into your right hand and
lift your right
leg up.
As you
lift the back
leg, turn your foot out to the side so you begin to externally rotate your
hip.
From child's pose,
lift hips then extend
legs toward straight, keeping the feet
hip width or wider.
Extend right
leg up toward the ceiling as you
lift hips and come onto left toes (B).
While keeping your core engaged,
hips and shoulders square to the ground, right
leg bent and foot flexed,
lift your
leg until your thigh is parallel with the ground.
Lift your
hips and
legs up as high as you can.
Slowly
lift your left
leg to
hip height with foot flexed and extend your left arm along your left
leg.
Stand on one
leg, hands on
hips and lower your chest /
lift your back
leg at the same time, so that you feel it working all of the stabilisers of your stance
leg.
Bring your left hand to your
hip on an inhale, and exhale to shift your weight to the right
leg as the left
leg lifts and extends back to counterbalance, parallel to the ground.
Extend left
leg straight up and
lift your
hips off the mat (picture A).
Make a tall «V» shape by
lifting hips straight up, sinking upper chest and shoulders, and relaxing down the backs of
legs into your heels.
Place fingertips on the floor behind your back, then press into them as you
lift the
hips and
legs off the floor, with the feet staying glued down.
Raise your left
leg straight toward the ceiling and
lift and lower your
hips 12 times, peeling your lower back off the ground each time your
hips raise up.
Staying in the position we practised last week and while keeping the knee on the floor,
lift the lower
leg up to increase the stretch in the
hip flexor / quad.
«Lay on the ground on your back, put your
legs up on a stability ball,
lift your
hips up and down; do three sets of 15 reps.. If you want to make it harder,
lift from your
hips and
lift your right
leg up, and put your
leg back down.
Lift the right
leg back up, straight out of your
hip, as you engage the core and lengthen the neck.
As you
lift the left
leg and turn the
hip open, feel for the position of the
leg.
The
legs are forming an expansive triangular shape as you rotate the heart open,
lifted through your
hips.
Position One: Keeping
hips stacked and right foot flexed,
lift leg up.
Lift one
leg as high as you can without taking your
hips off the ground.
To do this move, get in a side plank position and
lift your
hips off the ground, followed by your
leg.
Kick your
leg outward,
lift it straight up, lower your
hips down, and then press back up.
Lift right
leg up above the
hips.
Engaging your core,
lift and lower the top
leg while keeping
hips stacked on top of one another.
Lift right
leg up to
hip height, then swing it through bringing right ankle behind left wrist.
Turn your right toes up to the ceiling then
lift and lower your right
leg 8 times without letting your
hips rock backward.
Slightly bend your right knee, hinge at your
hips and bring torso close to parallel with the floor (left
leg should be
lifted and parallel with the floor).
Come back into plank position, this time
lifting your right
leg straight back to
hip height.
With that supported base, you can focus more on the proper alignment of the rest of the body, including squaring the
hips,
lifting up from the breastbone, engaging your upper back, and staying active in the standing
leg.
Keeping shoulders above elbows, walk feet toward torso,
legs straight,
lifting hips above torso.
Keeping your back straight,
lift one
leg on the side under a 90 degree angle and raise it up to your
hip level.
How - to: From a half crow, open in the front of your back
hip and abdomen to
lift your back
leg higher and free your front knee from your arm.
Make sure that only your
legs and
hips are
lifted and your entire upper body rests on the floor and keep your upper thighs and knees together.
Starting off with the right knee bent back in half of Virasana,
lift the
leg by pulling the head of the thigh bone into the
hip socket and activating the pelvic floor.
Brace your core,
lift your
hips off the floor and bring your
legs up until they become perpendicular to the floor.
Lifted Half Crow - From a half crow, open in the front of your back
hip and abdomen to
lift your back
leg higher and... More on
Lifted Half Crow Pose >>
Squeeze glutes and
lift hips so they align with knees; extend right
leg (B).
Lay on the floor on your back and
lift the
legs in a way that your feet are positioned directly above the
hips.
Keeping your torso still,
lift your
hips and move them a bit to the right; lower and straighten your
legs again.
a good modification for this one is laying on a bench, and doing straight
leg raises, engaging your lower abdominals to
lift your
hips.
Also, if your
hips are too high and your
legs are almost straight, the
hips and lower back have to work a lot harder since your knees can't help with the
lift, which further increases lower back stress.
Keeping that same form, raise your
legs up and slightly over to the right, allowing your
hips to
lift just a tiny bit.
With
legs either bent or straight,
lift your
hips and reach your feet toward the floor behind your head.
Exhale as you lean forward and extend your
leg behind you, doing your best to keep your right
hip parallel to your left
hip while
lifting your low belly.
Then
lift one
leg up high, while bringing
hips down close to ground using tricep muscles.
Lift the
hips and keep your
legs straight as you begin to slide your
legs out laterally — in and out, pressing through the heels.