One yoga instructor on Instagram decided to break down once and for all what it actually looks like.
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Seattle-based yoga instructorRobin Martinagrees.
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By properly activating your core this way, you help protect yourlow back, Martin explains.
“We have a tendency to bend from the natural curve of our low spine.
“Lengthening the tailbone takes compression out of the lumbar spine (low back).”
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In addition, activating your transverse abdominis also helps protect the low back, she adds.
And here’s what the correction looks like.
Gan demonstrates what the tweak looks like in a few basic poses, like chair pose.
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Here’s the incorrect version.
And here’s a better example.
Here’s Warrior I shown without the correction.
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“This can apply to barre workouts, weight training, cycling, and so much more.”
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