When many girls do yoga, they prefer to do it alone at home in front of a video. Doing so is likely to cause some movement deviations. When we do yoga at home, we must first figure out the key points of yoga postures. So today we will introduce the key points of yoga triangle extension. Let’s take a look together!

Introduction to Triangle Stretch Pose

The key to triangle stretch yoga is that the sideways stretch of the body starts from the hip joint, not from our waist. This is the same as the forward stretch and folding from the hip when standing forward bend. , and because the body's trunk moves to one side during Triangle Pose, the center of gravity must be pushed in the opposite direction to help maintain balance in this pose. During triangle stretch yoga, the center of gravity of the body is not downward, but opened outward.

Benefits of Triangle Stretch Pose

Open the hips, flex the hip joints, strengthen the muscles on the front of the thighs, stretch the muscles on the back of the thighs and back, and exercise the neck.

Key points of the triangle stretch

Start from Mountain Pose, jump your legs (or separate them), still ensure that the direction between the second toe and the knee is forward, lift the knee, and retract the tailbone.

The toes of the front leg are opened 90 degrees to the outside, and the heel corresponds to the middle of the arch of the opposite leg. The second toe and knee of the front foot are facing sideways, and the knee is still lifted. The hip, abductor and rotator muscles of this leg are used as prime movers, and the adductor muscles are used as antagonist muscles. The calf and foot This muscle acts as a stabilizer to embed the femur into the acetabulum. The inside and outside of the foot of the other leg should be in even contact with the ground, and the leg and buttock muscles should still be activated in the first step. Make sure your pelvis is facing forward.

Still maintaining the stability of the lower limbs in the first and second steps, the pelvis and lower limb trunk are kept in a straight line, facing forward, the pelvis is in a sideways tilt, and the iliopsoas, quadratus lumborum, and fascicles on one side are The spinal muscles contract, and the iliopsoas, quadratus lumborum, and spinal fasciculus muscles on the other side stretch, causing the trunk to move in the direction of the front leg.