Utkatasana - Chair Pose

Try out this Asana with me?, Health Challenge Invite.Great for athletes and runners.

STEPS :

1. Starting in Mountain pose / Tadasana
2. Exhale as you bend your knees and move your hips back as if you were sitting down on a chair. Draw your lower abdomen in and up to support your lower back
3. Send your hips back rather than your knees forward, so that you can still see your toes
4. Inhale as you raise your arms up around your ears and soften your shoulders
5. Keep reaching higher, while sitting lower for 5 to 10 breaths
6. To come back into in Tadasana, exhale, as you press your feet down to straighten your legs and then bring your arms down to your sides.

Benefits

• Strengthens the ankles, thighs, calves, and spine
• Stretches shoulders and chest
• Reduces flat feet
• Stimulates the abdominal organs and diaphragm
• Increases the heart rate, stimulating the circulatory and metabolic systems
• Builds endurance and stamina, while toning the nervous system

Who Can Do

Consult a doctor before beginning an exercise regime.