"Toes together, knees together! Lock those knees!"
I am severely bow-legged. I physically cannot do this, something which always amused me greatly in gym class. So I was forced to settle for toes together, knees locked-but-about-three-inches-apart.
These days I settle for toes together, knees together but NOT locked. If I do this, I can actually touch my toes on the Sun Salutation.
This is how my established Yoga set goes:
- Half-Moon Pose
- Warrior Pose
- Sun Salutation
- Triangle Pose
- Bridge Pose
- Downward-Facing Dog
... all as dictated by my beloved Wii Fit Plus program.
In addition, for the moment I'm doing the 30-40 second plank and 5 pushups from the knees.
I like doing these stretches. I have a really long back subject to lots of kinks and knots. With any luck (and a lot of dedication) I will be doing this every single day of the 100 Day Challenge.
(Someday I'd like to do 10 good strong "real" pushups (not from the knees) in a row. I have hopes and dreams, you know. But I also have abysmal upper body strength so I think this is a pretty awesome yet realistic goal, all things considered)
I love doing the Yoga on Wii Fit, once I figured out which ones I really enjoy and can perform. (I can't do the Tree, nor anything else that involves balancing on one leg, really). It's relaxing and feels good. Especially the Triangle Pose, which stretches like four obscure things at once.
Also, when I do the Triangle Pose, I usually get this song stuck in my head and sing it with "Triangle Pose" substituted for "Triangle Man"
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