FitnessX Magazine March/April 2016 Vo1 - 2016 | Page 10

training 4 Palakasana (Plank Pose Modified) Plant your hands down and bring your knees down to the ground. Navel is in towards your spine. Keep your arms steady and strong. 5 Palakasana (Plank Pose) Exhale, plant your hands down and step back into Plank pose (top of a push-up). Be sturdy in your arms. Bring your navel in towards your spine and take the tops of your thighs back, towards the sky. Chaturranga Dandasana (Four Limbed Staff Pose) 6 On an exhale, bend your elbows close to the ribs. Squeeze your forearms towards one another. 7 Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose) Come to the tops of your feet, hug your shins towards one another. Place your hands under your shoulders and press the floor away, curling your heart forward and up. Broaden your chest. Bring your shoulders down and back. Hug your elbows towards one another. 10. FitnessX.com / FitnessX Magazine Ado Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog) Spread your fingers wide and root down your finger tips. Hug your forearms towards one another and widen the tops of your arm bones apart. Lift your sit bones up towards the sky. Take the tops of your thighs back. Bring your navel in towards your spine and release your heels down towards the ground.