Labels

PADAHASTHASANA / HAND-TO-FEET POSE AND ITS BENEFITS




How to do Hand-to-Feet Pose

  • Stand straight with your feet closer.

  • With slow inhalation, lift your arms upwards.

  • Exhale as you bend forward. Place your arms by the sides of your feet. Keep your knees straight.

  • Place your forehead on your legs as low as possible.

  • If you are unable to reach for the floor, wrap your elbows behind your calves with your fingers reaching for the heels.

  • To release the pose, disengage your hands, lift yourself up and bring your hands to the sides.

Duration: 20 seconds

Benefits of Hand-to-feet Pose

  • Improves spine flexibility

  • Relieves breathing problems

  • Cures pain in the upper back

  • Strengthens back muscles

  • Tones sciatic nerve

  • Tones shoulders, waist, abdomen, thighs, knees and hamstrings

  • Relieves gastric issues

Note

Though the pose helps to cure back problems and tones the spine, those with severe back problems and spinal problems should refrain from practicing Hand-to-feet pose. They could commence with simple exercises for back initially and with practice may do this pose under supervision.

People who have high blood pressure and heart ailments should not practice this pose. 

 

 

 

Labels:

Popular Posts