Revolved Chair with Arms Extended - Utthita Parivṛtta Utkaṭāsana

Try out this Asana with me?, Health Challenge Invite. Utthita Pariv?tta Utka??san

STEPS :

1. From Revolved Chair, one arm reaches up to the sky and the other reaches down to the earth on the inside or the outside of the knee, depending upon your flexibility.
2. Keep the shoulder blades squeezed together and the fingers extended out.
3. The ribcage is lifted and the heart is open.
4. The gaze is toward the sky unless it hurts your neck, then the gaze is toward the earth.

Benefits

 

• Increases the flexibility of the spine and back and stretches the shoulders. 
• Strengthens the legs.
• Increases flexibility of the hip and knee joints.
• Improves balance.
• Opens the groin and stretches the hamstrings.

Who Can Do

Consult a doctor before beginning an exercise regime.