What are the yoga moves that stretch your ligaments?

No matter who is doing it, we should pay attention to exercise, because exercise can better help us exercise our body, lose weight and improve physical fitness. However, after exercise, what we can ignore is the stretching of ligaments, because doing these stretching movements is also very important, and there are many ways to stretch. Now yoga movements are loved by many people, so the following are yoga movements for stretching ligaments.

Sideways

Another essential stretch for runners, this sideways stretch variation allows the arms to relax and focuses on the hips and legs.

-Start in Side Lizard Pose, straighten your bent knee and stand firmly on your legs. Bring your legs slightly inward a few inches toward your hands. If your ligaments are flexible enough, you can also press your body directly against your right leg and place your hands on the ground. Try to keep your pelvis parallel to the front edge of the yoga mat.

-Maintain this position, relax your body, and take 5 deep breaths.

Single-leg forward bend stretch

This variation of the single-leg forward bend stretch is very challenging, especially for people with strong calf muscles, who have tight legs, hips, and ligaments, so this move is particularly suitable for them.

-Start in Side Stretch Pose and place your hands on either side of your right foot. Bend the knee of the front leg and slowly extend the left foot upward until you reach the single-leg forward bend stretch. Continue this position, or bend your left knee to further stretch your left thigh. Keep your hands on the ground or use your left arm to hold your left foot. Bring your left heel as close to your buttocks as possible, keeping your knee as high as possible.

-Maintain this position and take 5 deep breaths.

After introducing these yoga stretching movements, we can understand that these movements are not very difficult to perform. If you can follow the steps, then these stretching movements can become easy and simple. Therefore, everyone should know more about these stretching movements and techniques.