head should be touching your shins, or at least your knees if that's too tricky to start with.8. Now grip your heels tightly and push your hips upwards, stretching out your hamstrings. If your head and torso come away from your body bend your knees
of the warm-up. Yes, the warm-up. The class hasn't even started yet; your body is still loosening up, and this posture is designed to help warm up your quadriceps, hamstrings, knees, calves and ankles. Prepare for serious lactic acid burn in your quads
-breath to lengthen the spine, out-breath to release the hips.Paschimottanasana / Seated forward bendhttp://www.yogajournal.com/poses/477Muscles worked: Hamstrings and lower back.How to do it: 1. Sit on the floor with legs extended in front of you, with buttocks
patience, concentration and a strong set of knees, which as a runner, you might not possess. Don't fret, however, you can build up to Toe Stand in stages, strengthening your knees as you go. If you've got tight hamstrings/ calves, take this pose slowly
