Stretching Exercise: Upward/Downward Dog

Exercise: Upward/Downward Dog
Equipment: No equipment
Movement Type: Stretch
Body Focus: Total Body

Start this stretch lying face down set your hands at shoulder-width apart. Your hands should be flat with equal spacing between each finger your entire palm needs to be pressed down. Feet should be hip to shoulders width apart keeping your back flat. Push your body weight back into your heels as you rise, and the head moves between the upper arms. Hold and return to downward dog pose, relax the feet then lift the torso from the mat whilst Keeping shoulders over elbows, then elbows over wrists this keeps a balance of weights in your arms. Push through the pose and press the chest forward. Pull the shoulders back towards each other. Keep ears off shoulders.