Both big toes (hold)

Ubhaya Padangusthasana

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Seated V-balance on the sit bones/coccyx: both straight legs together point up at a steep angle, both arms are straight with index and middle fingers hooking the big toes, chest lifted and spine long.

How to do it

1. Lie on the back, lift the joined legs and roll back until the balls of the feet touch the floor behind the head (plough).
2. Reach back and hook both big toes with the index and middle fingers.
3. Keeping legs and arms straight, rock forward and roll up on a rounded back until you balance on the sit bones.
4. Lift and open the chest, straighten the spine, legs together pointing up about 60-70 degrees from the floor; gaze up toward the toes. Hold.

Muscles worked

quadricipiti, lombari, femorali, addominali

Workouts that use it

• Ashtanga primary series