Technique
- Balance on your buttocks on the ground.
- Reach between your legs with your arms and grab the outside of each foot with each hand.
- Extend your legs upward until they are fully straight while holding on to your feet.
- Hold that position for time.
Form tips
- Keep your back straight.
- Keep your legs together.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Legs
- Pelvis
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Balance
Other disciplines
Progressions
Half Upward Facing Intense Stretch Pose
Advanced
Double Toe Hold
Advanced
Bent-legs transition Double Toe Hold
Advanced
Regressions
Butt balancing one-leg up
Intermediate
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