Friday, February 26, 2010

Double Leg Kicks pose of Gentle Yoga

The Double leg kicks of Gentle Yoga are an easy exercise to do. This exercise also helps you to relax, and to nourish your hips and spine.

Lay down on the mat on your stomach, with your face turned to one side to facilitate breathing. Your arms are by your sides. Lift your chest up by bending your elbows from your arms. Your elbows are beneath your shoulders. Place your palms flat on the floor or clench them to give you added power when you do the next step.

Lift your head up and stiffen the muscles of your right leg. Lift your left leg off the mat, and move your left leg up in two stages, lifting it up to make your left shin vertical and then bend the leg further to bring your left foot near your left buttock. Inhale at every stage as you bend your leg. Pause and then straighten your leg, again following these two stages. Exhale at every stage as you straighten your leg.

Do not rest your foot on the floor as you kick out to straighten your leg. Continue to kick in and kick out for three to five times, and then interchange the position of your legs, and use your right leg to do the double kicks.

Sources:

Gentle Yoga for Wellness : Double Leg Kicks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orj1h9PtiXA

How to Do the Double-Leg Kick

http://www.livestrong.com/video/2898-do-doubleleg-kick/

How to do the double leg kick pilates exercise

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-do-double-leg-kick-pilates-exercise-235046/

Using Mats for Double Leg Kicks

http://www.ehow.co.uk/video_4936040_using-mats-double-leg-kicks.html


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