In this lesson, we provide hip strengthening exercises that can help students with weak hip muscles to prepare for asana.
Objective
Be prepared to teach specific exercises for strengthening weak hip muscles to prepare for asana.
Description
Be aware of the teaching and study material that serves as a highly useful background for understanding the thinking behind hip strengthening exercises. Provide general instructions given by an expert yoga therapist regarding such hip strengthening exercises. Describe a seated exercise to strengthen the external rotators and the psoas; a seated exercise to strengthen the abductors / internal rotators (TFL and glute medius); a side lying exercise for the glute minimus; a standing exercise to strengthen the inner thighs; and a seated exercise to strengthen the hip extensors (glute maximum and hamstrings).
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