Upward facing dog

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Upward facing dog

Back · Body weight

Target muscles

Spine

Also works

ShouldersChest

How to do it

  1. 1Lie face down on the floor with your legs extended behind you.
  2. 2Place your hands on the floor next to your lower ribs, fingers pointing forward.
  3. 3Press your hands firmly into the floor and straighten your arms, lifting your torso and thighs off the ground.
  4. 4Roll your shoulders back and down, opening your chest and lifting your gaze towards the ceiling.
  5. 5Hold this position for a few breaths, then slowly lower your body back down to the starting position.
  6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Exercise text from exercises-dataset by Hasan Emir Yıldırım, MIT License. Credits