August Drills!!!
This month I had a hard time narrowing it down to 3 so, here are 4 drills for the month!
Anjaneyasana Dips to Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana D
*Start in Anjaneyasana (High Lunge) with your right leg forward like in Virabahdrasana (Warrior), your left leg/foot in a plank position, heal above the ball of your foot, hands on pelvis.
*Exhale dip your back knee towards the floor without touching while keeping the front knee relatively over the ankle.
*Inhale back up. 5 reps.
*Inhale bring your back leg through to Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana D (Extended Hand To Big Toe Pose) for 3 breaths.
-Repeat at least once more before switching sides.
Shallow Navasana, Ankle Touches
*Find a solid Navasana (Boat Pose) with bent or straight legs. If this is challenging then this is the drill! Stay here and breathe.
*Lower the torso and legs about halfway to the floor and come into a shallow boat.
*Inhale, touch your ankles.
*Exhale, back to shallow boat.
*Repeat to your hearts’ desire.
Funky Oblique Crunch
*Starting on hands and knees, hands shoulder width apart, legs hip width apart.
*Left forearm to the floor. Right hand stays, the arm will bend. Keep the right elbow in line with the wrist and shoulder.
*Inhale, lift the right leg up parallel to the floor keeping it straight, pointed foot.
*Exhale crunch the knee towards the right shoulder. Squeeze the bottom of the right foot towards the right glutes.
*Repeat as many times as you think you should.
-Repeat on the left side.
Plank Leg Lifts
*Starting from a high plank (flat hands unless you need to modify for an injury).
*Exhale kick the back of your right heel up towards the ceiling while keeping the leg long and straight. Be sure to keep the right glutes active.
*Inhale to lower back down but keep your foot slightly off the floor.
*Exhale, kick it up again.
*Repeat as many times as you can while maintaining a solid plank.
-Keep in mind that you get to do that amount of time on the other side.
Happy August!
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