It helps. Photo: Graham Mattock/@instagrajam
Benefits:
– Strengthens the hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, chest, abs, obliques, back, hips, glutes, legs, ankles and feet
– Key core strengthener
– Improves balance, focus and concentration
– Alleviates lower back pain
Instructions
– From Plank, shift your weight onto your right hand and come to the outside edge of your right foot. Open your body to the left stacking your left foot on top of the right and bring your left hand to your hip.
– Make sure your right wrist is directly below your right shoulder.
– If you feel confident, straighten your left arm up to the sky.
– You can look straight ahead or challenge your balance by looking up to your fingertips.
– Your ankles, hips and shoulders should all be in one straight line.
– Hold the pose still for 5-10 deep breaths, in and out through your nose.
– Take a deep breath in. Exhale, come back to Plank and switch to the other side.
Contraindications
– Wrist or shoulder injury
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Find more yoga poses and routines designed specifically for surfers here.
