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Benefits:

  • An excellent cardiovascular workout
  • Intensely stretches each side of the body
  • Opens and increases flexibility of hip joints
  • Strengthens, tones and firms hips, buttocks and legs
  • Good for kidneys, thyroid and adrenal glands
  • Opens shoulder joint, good for frozen shoulder
  • Helps regulate hormone levels
  • Works all muscular groups simultaneously
  • May help conditions of constipation, low blood pressure, spondylitis, and an assortment of systemic disorders

Tips:

  • Elbow to knee contact means a reciprocal action of knee pushing against elbow and elbow pushing against knee. When you have correct contact with correct knee position you will feel a good stretch across your pelvis
  • Do NOT touch the floor between the toes. Rather contact elbow to knee as your priority and never the upper arm. Point outstretched hand/fingers towards the smaller toes so that your knee is optimally placed and not collapsing inward

Check that you:

  • Lock your extended leg and are not just straightening it
  • Spread the weight evenly so that your center of gravity is at your hips