Technique
- Separate the feet about hip width, hinge at the hips to reach the hands to the floor near the pinky toes.
- Lower the head toward the legs.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Legs
- Pelvis
- Spine
Equipment
Appears in
Other disciplines
Progressions
Standing pike stand push
Intermediate
Sliding pike pull-through
Intermediate
Standing forward fold feet over hands
Intermediate
Standing side leg lift
Intermediate
Standing front split
Novice
Sun salutation A
Intermediate
Sun salutation B
Intermediate
Advanced forward fold
Intermediate
Chair and Warriors
Intermediate
Regressions
Standing pike toe pull
Novice
Bent-legs forward fold to ground
Beginner
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Standing half forward bend
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Standing straddle toe pull
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Intermediate forward fold
Novice
Elephant walk palms down
Novice
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