Video: Yoga Cobra Pose

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Yoga cobra pose is a back bend position that uses the quad muscles to engage the legs. Learn more about how to do the cobra yoga pose with tips from yoga instructor in this free fitness video.

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Cobra, Bhujangasana. It's again another Back Bend in our series so we're going to ask Jennifer to lie on her belly in a prong position. Back Bend is very useful for your lower back but we need to be sure that we lengthen the spine before you lift. So the way that we're going to do this in Cobra Pose is to first ground her feet, the tops of her feet. She's going to use support from her legs to lift, not just her lower back. She's going to use the quad muscles as she contracts and activates her legs. Now the way that she's going to lift, she's going to have her palms below her shoulders so that the elbows are pointing back. Before she lifts, she has to use an inhale to draw herself forward and then lift. So there's no discomfort in the lower back. And then as she releases back to the earth, she's going to put into memory just how that felt. So whether she's able to lift higher or maybe that was too high, needs to be dealt with. And then just relax, looking to one side, repeating the pose a few times.

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Yoga Cobra Pose

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