Chaturanga
Nb: The Serratus, a multi fingered muscle, starts at the inside edge of your shoulder blade, wraps its long fibers around your torso and grips your upper 8 or 9 ribs. Keeping this inside edge of your blade firmly down on your back, it pulls the blades apart and down.
The Benefits
Strengthens the arms and wrists.
Tones the abdomen.
- From plank position, while exhaling, lower your body a few inches above and parallel to the floor.
- Press your tailbone towards your pubis.
- While static in the posture fix your tailbone and turn your pubis towards the navel.
- Allow your shoulder blades to move away from each other and keep your elbows near your torso.
- Keep your shoulders at elbow level.
- While going down, pushing into the ground would help pull the shoulder blades apart in protraction allowing the arm bone to maintain a neutral and healthy position.
Nb: The Serratus, a multi fingered muscle, starts at the inside edge of your shoulder blade, wraps its long fibers around your torso and grips your upper 8 or 9 ribs. Keeping this inside edge of your blade firmly down on your back, it pulls the blades apart and down.
The Benefits
Strengthens the arms and wrists.
Tones the abdomen.
