Technique
- Stand tall with your feet together.
- Bend at the hips while keeping the back straight as much as possible.
- Support yourself with the hands on the ankles
Form tips
- Keep an anterior Pelvic tilt to stretch the Hamstrings
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Legs
- Pelvis
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Progressions
Standing pike toe pull
Novice
Sun salutation A simplified
Novice
Sun salutation B simplified
Novice
Squat fold
Novice
Regressions
Sitting forward fold
Beginner
Straight back standing pike on hips
Beginner
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