Exercise guide
Downward Dog
How to do the Downward Dog. Works the shoulders and hamstrings, with abs and calves. Start on your hands and knees with your hands slightly in front of your…
Primary musclesShoulders, Hamstrings
Supporting musclesAbs, Calves
EquipmentNo equipment
Tracked byWeight & Reps
How to perform the downward dog
- Start on your hands and knees with your hands slightly in front of your shoulders. Pressing back, raise your knees away from the floor and lift your tailbone up toward the ceiling. At first keep the knees slightly bent and the heels lifted away from the floor. Then with an exhalation, push your thighs back and stretch your heels onto or down toward the floor. Straighten your knees but be sure not to lock them. Firm the outer thighs and roll the upper thighs inward slightly. Narrow the front of the pelvis. Firm the outer arms and press the bases of the index fingers actively into the floor…