Tag: Knee

Stand straight and try touching your toes without bending your knees. Failure to do so means your back flexibility is poor and prone to injury. To improve flexibility, practice crocodile breathing, repeated flexion and quadruped knee lifts. These mild exercises will help flex core and lower back muscles. Practice daily till you can touch your toes without warmup.

Big toe pushdown, Duck stand, Leg lift, Side lying leg lift, Lunge with knee pull are all exercises that can heal foot and ankle injury cause by overpronation- one of the main postural deviations that cause pain. Overpronation is when the foot collapses too far inward for normal function and affects the function of the foot and the entire body.

To avoid pain don’t run or jump, instead use an elliptical trainer, ride a bicycle, strength train with a professional instructor and opt for a low-impact aerobics class. Basic yoga classes offer balancing poses and core-building exercises that strengthen the whole body. Use a foam roller to perform stretching exercises and wear soft comfortable shoes.

Don't disregard pain - you should feel no twitch or pain around the knee area. If you do, stop and re-align. Warm up - knee pain could be a result of hips area lacking flexibility. Warm up before your yoga exercise. Use your feet - pay attention to where and how you place your feet. Micro bend your knees - give your knees a little bend without locking them. Use props.

Are you still doing dozens of crunches in the hopes of getting flat, washboard abs?Traditional crunches are old news, so let's take your ab routine to the next level with the following 5 Best Ab Exercises. The most effective ab exercises strengthen your core on the whole; which helps prevent dreaded back pain, increases your agility.

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When sitting on the floor, you usually sit cross-legged (in sukhasana or half padmasna). These poses aid digestion. One feels more calm, eats slower and feels full faster. Makes you more flexible and the digestive system is relaxed. Builds good posture and increases life span. Keeps knees and hip joints healthy. Strengthens heart by improving circulation.

The squat is a demanding exercise that requires articular and muscular awakening prior to execution. Unlike the every day squat pattern we do when...