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- Step 1: Sit on the floor with your legs straight in front of you.
- Step 2: Bend your knees and bring your feet closer to your body. Once you do this, you will take your right foot and put it under your left leg. Your right foot should get as close to your right hip as you comfortably can.
- Step 3: Take your left leg and put it over your right leg. Reach as far back as you comfortably can trying to touch your right hip with your left foot. Your let and right knees should be directly on top of each other.
- Step 4: While in this position, reach above and behind your head with your left arm and bend at the elbow while reaching below and behind your head with your right arm. Hold your fingers together.
- Step 5: Hold pose for a few breaths and repeat process for opposite leg.
Details
cow face pose is a yoga
exercise
that primarily targets the glutes
and to a lesser degree also targets the abs, biceps, calves, chest, forearms, groin, hamstrings, hip flexors, lats, lower back, middle back, neck, obliques, outer thighs, quads, shoulders, traps and triceps
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cow face pose is a yoga
exercise
that primarily targets the glutes
and to a lesser degree also targets the abs, biceps, calves, chest, forearms, groin, hamstrings, hip flexors, lats, lower back, middle back, neck, obliques, outer thighs, quads, shoulders, traps and triceps.
The only cow face pose equipment that you really need is the following:
exercise mat. There are however many different cow face pose variations
that you can try out that may require different types of cow face pose equipment or may even
require no equipment at all.
Learning proper cow face pose form is easy with the step by step
cow face pose instructions, cow face pose tips,
and the instructional cow face pose technique video on this page.
cow face pose is a exercise for
those with a very easy level of physical fitness and exercise experience.
Watch the cow face pose video, learn how to do the cow face pose,
and then be sure and browse through the cow face pose workouts on our
workout plans page!
Tips
- Relax and only do what is comfortable. If you have trouble reaching for your fingers behind your head, you can hold a band between your hands.
- If you are having trouble holding your knees in the position, you can put a towel under your bottom knee for support.
Variations
- Rather than putting your knees on top of each other, you can put your legs behind you and sit between your feet while performing the exercise.
Types
- Force Type: N/A
- Mechanics Type: Compound
