If you engage in any type of exercise to improve your health, or just maybe you sit at your office all day, sooner or later you will get tight hips. At our gym the Pigeon Pose is one of our favorite was to get your hips feeing well. Pigeon Pose can also be helpful in reducing lower back pain, sciatic nerve pain, as well as reducing stress. Not to mention it increases your overall mobility.
Some additonal benefits include:
Physical:
– Opens the hip joint
– Lengthens the hip flexor
– Stretches the thighs, gluteals and piriformis muscles
– Extends the groin and psoas
Collateral benefits:
– Helps with urinary disorder
– Stimulates the internal organs
– Increases hip flexibility
– Improves posture, alignment, and overall suppleness
– Lessens or alleviates sciatic pain
– Diminishes lower back pain and stiffness
Watch Coach Sandi as she guides you on the proper way to do the Pigeon Pose