Fixes for Swimming: Downward-Facing Dog
What It Does: Swimming works the entire body. This pose helps stretch the hamstrings, back, shoulders, wrists, and Achilles tendons.
1. Get on all fours with your hands aligned with your shoulders and knees directly under your hips; the tops of your feet should be on the mat.
2. Inhale, curl your toes under, and spread your fingers. Exhale, raise your tailbone, and push into the mat with your hands. Elongate your spine; straighten your legs.
3. Keeping your head neutral and your back flat, activate the muscles in your arms and legs; push your heels down toward the floor. Hold for four or five breaths.
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