Uttana Padasana

Exercise of the week!Starting position: Lie flat on your back with your arms at your sides and both legs extended and closed towards the ceiling over your hips with flexed feet. Palms and shoulders touching the ground.

Execution: Inhale and during exhalation lower your  legs down to the floor avoiding lifting your lumbar spine. Inhale and lift your legs towards the ceiling. Repeat this for 10 times.

Benefits:

  • Strengthens the abdominal muscles
  • Makes the abdomen area leaner
  • Improves the function of reproductive organs
  • Improves the function of digestive system

Fenia Vracha, Yoga & Pilates Instructor, AthensTrainers® Associate