Utkatasana

Awkward Pose

Benefits

  • Works the entire musculoskeletal system of the body
  • Strengthens the major muscles of the body (glutes, quadriceps,
    gastrocnemius, abdomen, triceps, deltoids, trapezius, obliques, and the latissimus dorsi)
  • Improves muscle control
  • Relieves rheumatism, arthritis, sciatica, and gout in the legs
  • Improves the strength and flexibility of the knees and ankle joints
  • Strengthens Lumbar Spine
  • Tones upper arms, buttocks, stomach, legs, and back muscles
  • Introduces you to your adductor muscles
  • Helps build nerves of steel
  • The 2nd Part of this posture tremendously improves balance and focus
  • Sculpts the leg muscles in all 3 parts – only if you make them burn
  • Improves connection between the toes and the spine
  • Helps improve lower-back problems
  • Increases blood circulation to the pelvic joints, knees, and ankle joints
  • Teaches you what it means to stretch your spine like natural human traction without a machine