and down the beach in 84 degree heat. I hear it's raining in London? Never mind, eh.Utkatasana in Sanskrit is known as 'awkward pose' in English: Thigh-Burning Pose From Hell would be a more fitting name, but what do I know. It's 'only' the second posture
?Remember that song about the skeletons, 'the leg bone's connected to the knee bone; the knee bone's connected to the thigh bone...'? As silly as it seems, this nursery rhyme is actually referring to the kinetic chain: you damage one part of the body, and something
. Janushirasana: Step by Step1. Sit down with your legs wide, at a 90 degree angle to each other. Extend the right leg out straight and left leg bent, with the sole of your left foot pressed flat against the inner thigh/groin area of your right leg. 2. Inhale and lift
to bring the foot parallel to knee. The outside of your right shin should be resting on the floor.3. Use your arms for stability and slowly slide the left leg back, straightening the knee, bringing the thigh to the floor and ensuring the top of the foot
by pressing the left elbow into the right knee and reaching the right hand behind the back all the way around to hold the left thigh or hip. Maintain normal breathing and work into twisting deeper specifically during an exhalation. It’s important to keep
that your left foot is facing outwards, parallel to the wall. Right foot should be turned 45 degrees inwards.3. Bend the left knee and sink to the left and have a few bounces on your hips to warm up.4. Left thigh should be parallel to floor.5. Lower your
and then release slowly – not with a thud and a few choice swearwords – back to the floor. Repeat twice.Poorna Salabhasana: The BenefitsThe benefits of this pose include:Firming of the abdomen, upper arms, hips and thighsIncrease in spinal strength and flexibility
little each day you’ll quickly see an improvement not only in the pose but in the level of your running.“It mobilizes your joints, lengthens your thigh muscles, and stretches out the vertebrae in your back to give you the desired S-shape spine, which
what it says on the tin.This pose – the first in the floor series – comes as sweet relief from the sweat waterfall-inducing standing series. It’s designed so that your thigh gives your colon (transverse, ascending and descending) a massage, helping
