Chair

Utkatasana

Pronounce: oot-kah-TAH-sah-nah

Instructions

Stand with your feet together or hip-width apart, feet parallel. Reach your arms toward the sky with an inhale, palms facing each other. Bend your knees with an exhale and shift your hips back and down, as if you’re sitting on an imaginary chair. Make sure that your knees are not beyond your toes. Gaze diagonally downward. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Rise with an inhale, then exhale and release your arms. Alignment Cues: Keep knees behind toes Tuck the tailbone under Draw shoulders away from ears Keep body weight in heels Bring torso toward upright
Exercise Name: Chair Instruction: Stand with your feet together or hip-width apart, feet parallel. Reach your arms toward the sky with an inhale, palms facing each other. Bend your knees with an exhale and shift your hips back and down, as if you’re sitting on an imaginary chair. Make sure that your knees are not beyond your toes. Gaze diagonally downward. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Rise with an inhale, then exhale and release your arms. Alignment Cues: Keep knees behind toes Tuck the tailbone under Draw shoulders away from ears Keep body weight in heels Bring torso toward upright Primary Body Parts: Chest, Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Shoulders Secondary Body Parts: Abs, Triceps, Upper Back & Lower Traps, Ankles Equipments: Categories: Standing