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Anjaneyasana

Low Lunge

Low Lunge
beginnerStanding/Hip Opener

Muscle Groups

Hip flexorsQuadricepsGlutesCoreShoulders

A low lunge with the back knee on the floor and arms reaching overhead, deeply stretching the hip flexors.

Alignment Cues

  • 1.Step one foot forward into a lunge
  • 2.Lower the back knee to the floor
  • 3.Sink the hips forward and down
  • 4.Reach the arms overhead
  • 5.Draw the tailbone down and the chest up

Benefits

  • +Stretches the hip flexors and quadriceps
  • +Strengthens the front thigh
  • +Opens the chest
  • +Improves balance

Muscle Groups

Hip flexorsQuadricepsGlutesCoreShoulders

Contraindications

  • Knee injury
  • Heart problems