Yoga has multiple benefits, ranging from increased flexibility and relaxation to improved core and overall body strength. Child’s pose is incorporated into many of the Forever Young yoga sequences, including the ones focusing on Core Strength and Balance.
Child’s Pose
- Go onto your hands and knees on the floor.
- Place your big toes together and widen your knees.
- Exhale and reach back with your hips as you lengthen your torso.
- Place your torso down as your head comes to the floor.
- Lengthen your tailbone away from your back as you extend your arms on the floor.
- Let each inhale extend the spine and each exhale bring you deeper into the pose.
- Start with a few breaths and work your way up to five minutes.
What yoga poses do you use to strengthen your core?
I do Chataraunga Dandasana, Side Plank and Urdhva Prasarita Padasana (similar to Leg Lifts) to strengthen my core when I practice yoga.