The twenty-first style: upper dog style 1
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The name of upper dog style is up facing dog pose in English, and urdhva Mukha Svanasana in Sanskrit
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Urdhva means to rise or tend to rise, lift or lift up, Mukha means face, and shvana means dog
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The practice steps of upper dog style: lie prone, open both feet and shoulder width, open five fingers of both hands, put them on both sides of the chest, exhale, raise your head and hold your chest up, use the force of pushing the ground with both hands, extend your body forward and upward, while extending your body, slowly straighten your arms, pay attention to that in this style, the lumbar spine is extended, not folded, if there is pain, stop immediately
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When it comes to this pose, many people have some confusion about Cobra and upper dog pose
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The following picture will tell you the difference between the two: 3
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Detailed figure of upper dog pose and comparison of right and wrong Figure 4
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Anatomical figure of upper dog pose: in upper dog pose, the spine is extended, shoulder joint is extended and adducted, elbow joint is extended, hip joint is extended and adducted, knee joint is extended
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In order to prevent kyphosis from damaging the lumbar spine, it is important to learn to activate the trapezius in the upper dog pose
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The auxiliary practice methods of shangdog style: (1) the auxiliary practice methods of Yoga brick: (2) the auxiliary practice methods of Yoga pillow: (3) the auxiliary practice methods of wall surface: (4) the auxiliary practice methods of yoga chair: (5) the auxiliary practice methods of stretching belt: (6) the auxiliary practice methods of Yoga blanket: (6) the auxiliary practice methods of shangdog style People with stiff back can do more of this posture, which also has a comparative effect on people with low back pain and sciatica
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