Lunge Pose

How to do Lunge Pose

1. Step your right foot between your hands.
2. Keep both hands planted beside your right foot.
3. Position your right knee over your right ankle.
4. Keep your right knee pointing in the same direction as your right toes.
5. Press through the ball of your left foot and reach your left heel back.
6. Keep your left leg active without locking your left knee.
7. Firm your abdomen to support your torso between your hands.
8. Lengthen your chest forward without dropping your belly.
9. Look slightly ahead of your hands, keeping the back of your neck long.
10. Press into your hands and step your right foot back, lifting your hips into downward dog.

Benefits

With one leg behind you, a lunge can stretch the muscles across the front of that hip.