When attending yoga classes, what worries teachers the most is when scholars practice standing and leg bending postures, such as lunge, Warrior One, and Warrior Two, because they can easily pull their knees inward or outward, causing anxiety for these students..
At this point, in order to find the proper position of the knee, the teacher’s instruction is generally to align the knee with the front second toe, as shown in the following figure:.
Left Knee Inner Buckle Center Knee Ortho Right Knee Open.
“Align the knee with the second toe in front” is the final state of the knee described. What process does it take to achieve this state? We need to further understand in order to do it correctly..
The knee is a joint composed of the calf and thigh bones, so it is necessary to activate the muscles of the thigh and calf to stabilize, especially the muscles of the thigh..
Here, it actually requires the joint activation of the inner and outer thigh muscles to generate two equal forces, keeping the knees facing straight ahead. For example, taking Warrior II as an example:.
In Warrior 2, it is necessary to activate the adductor thigh muscles, hip abductors (gluteus medius, gluteus minous, etc.), and rotator muscles..
Imagine bringing the thigh bone back to the hip joint. Simultaneously activate the muscles of the calves, press the inner and outer sides of the soles of the feet onto the ground, and apply force with both feet towards each other, as shown in the diagram ↓.
Practice two variants of Warrior II (A), Anti Warrior (B), and Side Corner (C, D) with knees and walls against bricks, holding each pose for 30 seconds to keep the bricks stable..
Give it a try now, welcome to write down your practice experience in the comment section.
Today’s topic: Does practicing yoga have a significant impact on being in the right position or not? Tell me about your experience~.