Corrective Exercise Toolkit
Downward Dog
Yoga-derived position for posterior chain length and shoulder opening.
shoulder mobility exercises
Shoulders, hamstrings, calves
Execution
1
From quadruped, lift hips up and back
2
Form an inverted V shape
3
Press hands into the floor
4
Heels reach toward the floor (not required to touch)
Cues
Long spine, ribs down
Push the floor away
Relax the neck
Common Errors
Rounding the back
Locked knees
Neck tension
Progressions
1
Short holds -> Longer holds -> Add calf pedal -> Flow
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