RUNNER’S LUNGE
Perform your warm up including Cat cows, Bent-leg rolls, Foot rotations, Toe crunches, Shoulder shrugs, Elbow circles and Wrist rolls plus Bridge sequence. Complete three rounds each of Sun Salutation A, then begin...
BENEFITS:
Tones the inner and outer thighs and tummy.
● Begin in Mountain pose (A). Step the right leg back one leg’s-length, right toes tucked under, right ankle drawing backwards.
● Inhale and stretch your arms up over your head, at the same time bending the left knee 90° until the left thigh is parallel to the floor and you’re balancing on the ball of the back foot.
● Sink your hips and pelvis downwards without jutting forwards.
● Point the heel of the back foot behind you and put weight into the straight back leg.
● Relax the shoulders down, look straight ahead and take five breaths (B).
● Now inhale and straighten the bent leg.
● Exhale and bend the left knee to a right angle and edge the back knee closer to the floor.
● Repeat eight times.
● After you have done eight, hold the pose with the front knee bent at a right angle and back leg straight. Lengthen
