Sentences with phrase «top leg»

Keeping knees facing front, lift top leg about 1 foot, then lower.

Holding the remaining top leg, pull it across the front cotton panel to hook into the opposite cloth diaper wing.

In the first variation, with your back against the wall, you can experience the shape of the pose without having to struggle to keep your balance; in the second variation, you'll focus on the stretch of the torso and top leg in opposite directions.

Then raise top leg while maintaining the lengthened position of the trunk.

Feet elevated or on floor, reach top arm over head (arm in line with ear) and lift the center of your body into an «arc», lift top leg up to hip height (leg straight, foot parallel to the floor), drop your top arm to your hip as you lower your leg, then dip your hips toward the floor without losing good form.

Modifications: Start on a chair or the floor, on your elbow, bottom knee bent and resting on the floor top leg straight, or, both legs straight feet staggered (top foot forward, bottom leg back).

Lie on your side with bottom knee bent and top leg extended to straight.

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Bend top leg, pressing sole of bottom foot into the mat.

What to Do: Exhale and lengthen top leg so much away from your head that you create more space under the bottom side of your waist.

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Basically, in layman's terms, the femur (top leg bone) and the tibia (lower bone) no longer have the stability needed to align properly one over the other.

Modify it: Do a regular side plank with legs together, or just lift top leg.

What to Feel: Buttock and side of hip area working to control top leg.

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This is the advantage of machines like Cybex Arc, where the distance between the feet (the height of the knee on the top leg versus the drop of the foot on the bottom leg) can be adjusted.

Your bottom leg is straight and top leg is bent and in the shape of a right angle with a pillow under that knee.

While laying on your side provides support for many of your achy areas, it can cause your top leg to lay at an uncomfortable angle, and you may find that having some separation between your knees and legs is much more comfortable for your knees, hips and backs.

Prop yourself up on your free foot and elbow or with your hand gently resting on your top leg — depending how much pressure you want to apply.

Point the toes of the top leg as far away from you as possible and then flex the toes back.

Engaging your abs, glutes and thighs, rotate your top leg open (knee bent), so your legs form a diamond (c).

Cross one leg under the other with your bottom knee slightly bent, and your top leg straight.

Lift your top leg a few inches, turn your toes up to the ceiling.

Unwind your legs and extend the top leg long behind you, grabbing the inside of the foot with your hand, palm facing outward.

For a more intense stretch and to really open the hips, bend the top leg.

Lie on your side with your knees stacked then open and close your top leg (while keeping the toes together) 20 times.

Engaging your core, lift and lower the top leg while keeping hips stacked on top of one another.

Keep your top leg straight and position your top arm over your head.

Start with both feet stacked, and as your form progresses try lifting the top leg while keeping both feet parallel to each other.

You can bend that top leg or employ a towel or strap to receive the same benefits of the posture to stretch the extended hamstring.

She actually shifts her weight so she is leaning slightly toward her stomach and then places her top leg over the peanut ball.

Tap your top leg on the ground in front of you two times.

Now raise your top leg and, without rolling your hips backward, use your leg to write the alphabet in the air.

Keep the top leg elevated for all of the reps, then switch sides.

Here's how to do it: Lie on your side with your legs slightly in front of you, lift your top leg a few inches, and circle it forward without letting your body rock.

Keep the top leg crossed in front of you.

To modify the second and third moves, try lifting only with the top leg, or lifting with one bent knee, and keeping the other leg on the ground.

Lift your top leg up straight, then lower it.

Raise and lower your top leg in a smooth, continuous motion.

If you can hold this position easily, lift your top leg and tap the ground in front of you.

With your legs, hips, spine, and shoulders aligned, you can elongate your lower back by lengthening your top leg and your torso away from one another.

The full version of Vasisthasana, as taught by BKS Iyengar, with the top leg raised perpendicular to the floor, is beyond the capacity of most beginners.

The full version of this pose, as taught by B. K. S. Iyengar, raises the top leg perpendicular to the floor.

Bend your top leg behind you, letting your foot touch the ground.

It puts your back under a remarkable amount of pressure, as your top legs are not supported then your spinal column has to curve itself to help.

Cross the top leg over the lower leg, placing that foot on the floor.

Lying on one side with knees bent, lift the knee of your top leg while keeping your feet touching.

However, balancing on the shin and foot of your bottom leg and lifting your top leg adds an element of instability that will challenge even an experienced yoga practitioner.