Month: January 2019

Pregnancy Suryanamaskar

A modified version of Suryanamaskar performed, under the tutelage of Shammi really helped me keep my body supple, strong and stress free during my pregnancy. I performed this series diligently till the day of my delivery. It took great care of stiffness of my body, back pain and gluteal pain. Further, water retention was not …

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Caring for Hamstrings, Groins and Adductors. The Holy Grail for your ‘Running Mechanics’ – Part-II

The second variation of Supta Padanghusthasana involves lifting your leg and moving it sideways to exclusively and specifically focus on stretching tight hamstrings, groins and adductors. Back pain and sacrum pain, among runners, many a times, may be due to tight groin and inner thighs. This variation of Supta Padanghusthasan can be handy in resolving …

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The Holy Grail for your ‘Running Mechanics’ – Part-I

The variations of Supta Padanghusthansan can be a one-stop solution to innumerable problems runners face, especially associated with the lower body. Hence, issues connected with lower back pain, groin, sciatica, slip disc, stiff back, knee pain, IT band  syndrome, flat foot, tight calf, achillies tendon, plantar fascia, heel spur etc. can be easily manipulated, rectified …

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‘Toe pulled calf stretch’ to run fluidly & Injury-Free

Tight calves are one of the downsides of regular regimented running and leads to a multitude of problems, tendonitis being a major one. Getting your heels, high off the floor (you are almost on your toes) and then, consciously placing the heels back on the floor, by releasing the calf contraction brings great stretch and …

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