Get Strong Enough To Do A Headstand With These 10 Moves
Get your body ready to do a headstand, handstand, and crow pose in no time.
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If your core and upper body aren't strong enough to do the moves, and your body isn't flexible enough, it's extremely easy to injure yourself, Jess Blake, yoga instructor at YogaWorks NYC, tells BuzzFeed Life.
To get you there, Blake recommended a few moves that will help your strength and flexibility. She says you should do three sets (amount indicated below) of them three times a week. You can also just add a few of these moves to your regular workout routine, too. The goal is to get stronger in your core and upper body.
You'll know you're ready to attempt an inverted yoga pose when you can do a hold pose for one to two minutes at a time. That can mean a forearm plank, downward dog, and dolphin pose, to name a few.
Knee to Chest
Bring your knee to your chest, then to your tricep, and then towards your opposite tricep, five times with each leg. This strengthens your arms, shoulders, core, and hip flexors. Do three reps.
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Half Boat Pose
Make sure to keep your arms straight and your chest lifted throughout the move. This move strengthens your core, hip flexors, and spinal muscles. Do three reps of 15 poses.
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