Technique
- Seated with legs extended in front, knees and feet together, hinge at the hips and reach to clasp the big toes with the first two fingers and thumb.
- Inhale to lift the chest and extend the spine, then exhale and lower the chest and head toward the shins any amount.
Form tips
- Keep the legs straight and hinge from the hips.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Legs
- Pelvis
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Other disciplines
Progressions
Standing pike on ankles
Beginner
Sitting pike toe pull
Novice
Kneeling forward fold
Novice
Supine pike fold
Novice
Regressions
Sitting pike hands push
Beginner
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