08. Warrior

Starting position

General stance.

Positioning

Step into a wide straddle, feet are parallel. While breathing in lift your arms to middle position on your sides, turn right from your hip, and turn your right foot as well 90° to right. While breathing out, bend your right knee to a right angle, keep your left leg straight (or put it on the ground, if it's better for you).

In position

Hold your breath for six seconds; the centre of gravity should be your right leg.

Releasing

When breathing in, extend your leg, and breathing out turn back to straddle.

Impacts

Increases the flexibility of the skeleton. Strengthens the muscles in thighs, stretches the ganglions in the thigh-joint. Halts the deposition of fat on your hips.

Pay attention to!

The thigh of the bended leg is parallel with the ground, while toes on the other foot are in stretched out position for balance! If you cannot keep balance or cannot hold your body, just put your knee on the ground.