chair pose
Squat yoga stance
Chair pose is a standing yoga posture where you bend your knees and lower your hips as if sitting in an invisible chair while raising your arms overhead.
The pose strengthens the legs and core while challenging balance: Hold chair pose for five breaths.
Also called utkatasana, its Sanskrit name.
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- deep squatCrouching with hips low
- thighsUpper leg sections
- burningCombustion in progress
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