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High Lunge


Benefits:
  • Increases hip and shoulder mobility
  • Improves core strength
  • Develops body awareness

Cues:
  • Start in a runner's lunge
  • Your front foot pointed straight forward feeling strongly into the four corners of the feet
  • Your knee is directly in line with your ankle ensuring that you can see your toes in front of your knee
  • Ensure you are on the ball of your back foot and pressing through the heel
  • Square your hips feeling as if your front hip is moving back and your back hip is moving forwards
  • On an inhale with a strong core and long spine come up with the upper extending the arms overhead as if you were in extended mountain ​


Common Errors:
  • The front foot is not pointed straight forward
  • The front knee is in front of the ankle
  • The upper body is not in line with the hips
Modifications:
  • Your hands can stay on your thigh for greater balance

Cautions:
  • Knee pain
  • Hip pain
  • Shoulder pain
Alternative Poses:
  • ​Low lunge

Anatomy


Lengthening:
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