What is the starting position of Triangle Pose?

Before doing yoga movements, we will all make a starting posture. Once this posture is completed, we can enter the yoga movements faster. The starting posture also lets many people know what are some mistakes in their daily movements. So do you know what the starting posture of the yoga triangle stretch is? Let’s go take a look below!

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1: Adjust the position of your feet

Open your feet The distance between the two sides should be more than shoulder width, turn your right foot outward, with your toes pointed outward, buckle your left foot slightly inward, and place the heels of both feet in a straight line. Adjust the base points of both feet to firmly compact the ground (position of the base points of the soles of the feet: the base of the big toe, the base of the little toe, and the heel). The toes are fully extended and flat on the ground. Lift the arch of the foot upward to build strength in the sole muscles and ligaments.

Two: Observe whether there is knee hyperextension

If you feel that the center of gravity of the right sole is biased toward the outer edge of the sole and the heel, try to move the sole of the foot The center of gravity is adjusted from outside to inside to the entire sole of the foot. At this time, you need to observe whether there is hyperextension in your knee joint.

Third: Knee hyperextension adjustment method

Slightly bend the knee joint, tighten and lift the thigh muscles, drive the knee joint to lift, and make the knee joint In line with the ankle joint and second toe. The conscious center of gravity is transferred to the entire sole of the foot through the calf, and the base point of the sole of the foot is firmly planted on the ground.

Four: Pelvis alignment

Swing the left knee joint straight forward, and lift and tighten the left thigh muscles. Place the right knee straight to the right, toward the toes of the right toes, and tighten the muscles of the right thigh. The strength of the thighs on both sides is concentrated towards the middle of the hips, the muscles around the pelvis are stable, the pelvis is aligned and the spine is aligned, the pelvis and spine are fully extended to maintain a stable connection.

Five: Spinal Stretch

The spine and pelvis are stably connected and in a vertical plane position. The spine stretches from bottom to top section by section, keeping the chest away from each other. navel, and slightly draw the lower abdomen inward, pulling it toward the spine; the shoulder blades are flat against the upper back, and the shoulders are sunk away from the ears.

Six: Open the arms

With the inhalation, lift the arms to both sides, the two arms are at the same height as the shoulders, and from the inside out stretch into a lineStraight lines, thus expanding the chest. The upper arm muscles rotate slightly outward, and the forearm muscles rotate inward, with the palms facing downward, so that the shoulders, neck and arms can be fully stretched.