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If you feel discomfort in your knees, hips, ankles, groin or lower back, pay extra attention to this area of your body! The inner thighs can be toned and activated primarily due to exercises. So today, I’m going to show you the five best poses that help you Stretch your Inner Thigh and Groin.
1. Frog pose
Pose benefits: it opens and stretches the hips, the inner thighs, and Groin.
Pose Benefits
· More hip mobility
· Core strengthening
· Help with back pain
· Improved mental health
· Increase circulation
· Improve your sex life
Hold on to the pose for 3-6 breath cycles, or do it as a separate exercise for 5 minutes a day.
Modify with props
If Frog Pose is too intense for your hips at the current level of flexibility, don’t be afraid to use some props to make yourself more comfortable. A couple of yoga blocks under the forearms, yoga blankets under the knees or a bolster beneath the upper body can be a great help for making this pose more relieving and enjoyable.
You can take some yoga blankets or yoga knee pads handy for sensitive knees.
2. Yogi Squat/Garland Pose (Malasana)
Yogi Squat is a perfect stretch for the inner groin and upper thighs. Gravity and your body weight help you release the hip muscles and awaken energy in the lower body.
I’ll show you a version for beginners, but if you want to be experienced in this pose, you can try Intermediate and Advanced Variations
Benefits of Garland Pose:
· Opens your hips and groin.
· Stretches your ankles, lower hamstrings, back, and neck.
· Tones your abdominals.
· Aids in digestion.
· Strengthens your metabolism.
· Keeps your pelvic and hip joints healthy.
· Ideal for prenatal yoga.
3. Thread the Needle
Thread the Needle - Hipp stretch variation
How to do this pose:
Stretch the right leg out to the side. Keep the left palm planted under the shoulder—Lengthen your spine. Inhale, and place your right arm in the sky. Exhale, and slide your right arm through to the left. And then repeat on the other side.
Thread the Needle Benefits
· Beginner friendly
· This gentle stretch makes it an excellent option for beginners, especially those with a limited range of motion.
· Relieve built-up tension
· Thread the needle stretch helps to relieve tension and reduce muscle tightness in the areas of our body that often suffer most from sedentary lifestyles, i.e., our shoulders, upper back, and neck.
· Supports lower back
· Improved posture
· The strength here is a key to good posture.
· Relaxing
· Enhanced mobility
It is a good stretch for improving upper amid-backack spinal mobility, stretching out the muscles in the posterior shoulder, and increasing the shoulder's range of motion. And, of course, Hip and groin stretch.
Isn’t it the best pose for everyday workout routine?
We are moving to our next, the fourth pose
4. Lizard pose
Lizard Pose is a beautiful yoga pose for stretching and releasing tight hips, hamstrings, groins, and quadriceps. It provides deep hip opening , creating focus and calm at the same time.
What other benefits can we achieve from this pose?
· Tones Your Glute Muscles
· Calms Your Mind and Controls Stress
· Tones Up The Shoulder and Chest
· Improves Flexibility By Relaxing The Hip Muscles
· Reduces Extra Belly Fat
· Excellent Pose for a sporty person
This asana's daily practice will help you lead a healthy and happy life.
If you want to stretch more, you can do pushing movements bending the right knee, stepping the right foot out your right hand, deeply bending the right knee into the lizard pose, Sinking through the hips, and inhaling straightening your right leg. Stretch the hamstrings, exhale deeply, bend the knee in lizard pose, inhale, and straighten The right leg. Repeat this movement.
5. Bound angle pose - Suota Baddha Konasana
· It stimulates your chest and heart
· This pose energizes your whole body
· Stimulates your abdominal organs
· Helps in relieving mild depression and stress
· Treats Irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual problems, and also infertility
· Helps during the menstruation and menopause period
· Stretches your groins, knees, and thighs
· Flexes your hip flex and open up your hips
· It relieves you from fatigue and insomnia
· Tones your thighs and stretches them
· Improves the blood circulation in your body
· It calms your mind
Hold on to the pose for 3-6 breath cycles, or do it as a separate exercise for 5 minutes a day. You can also meditate in this pose or do breathing practices.
Now, my question is, what pose do you like the most?
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