Move of the Week
What is it?
Chair Pose (Utkatasana)
How should you do it:
Begin with your feet together with your weight distributed evenly in your left and right heels. Option to have feet hip-width and parallel if preferred. As if you were sitting in a chair, sink your hips down and back while keeping your chest open and extending both arms up over your head. Option to bring palms together at chest if preferred. For a challenge, you may bring your palms together at your chest and add a twist to one side and then the other.
Where you should feel it:
Chair pose strengthens the thighs and ankles while toning the shoulders, butt, hips, and back. It stretches the Achilles tendons and shins and is known to be therapeutic for flat feet. Chair pose also stretches the shoulders and opens the chest.
How often you should do it:
Chair pose should be done often because it tones your digestive organs and heart. Holding this pose for several breaths increases the heart rate, stimulating the circulatory and metabolic systems. It builds a lot of heat in the body, and fast! Depending on your fitness goals and health limitations, you should do chair pose daily or weekly at minimum.
