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Also known as: Tiger Pose, Vyaghrasana.

Technique

  1. Get on all fours in a Cat Cow position.
  2. As you inhale and arch your back, extend one leg straight back and up.
  3. As you exhale and round your back, pull that same knee in toward your chest.

Form tips

  • Coordinate the leg movement with the curve of your spine.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.

Muscles

Flexibility

Primary

  • Spine
  • Abs
  • Obliques

Secondary

  • Pelvis

Equipment

Appears in

Flexibility
Joint movements
trains stretches

Regressions

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Cat Cow

Beginner
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Cat cow circle

Beginner
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Roll up

Beginner
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Elevated bridge kick-over

Advanced
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Cobra pose

Beginner
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Arch body twist

Novice
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