A power pose doesn't necessarily
means hands on hip Superwoman - style, either.
Not exact matches
A high waist - to -
hip ratio,
on the other
hand, most likely
means high amounts of abdominal fat — which has been definitively linked to serious health risks.
If you don't have a feeling for what squaring the
hips to the front
means, place your
hands on your waist and feel for the bony part of your pelvis that sticks out
on both sides.
Beginning from the ground up, I coach equal weight
on both feet, soft knees (
meaning this position requires muscular control vs. locking them back), and then with your
hands on your
hips, you can rock your pelvis like a cradle to find the extremes of your range of motion.