5 Peak Asanas To Live Up
Women Fitness|Women Fitness Magazine January 2023
Your practice by Seneca McCue
By Seneca McCue
5 Peak Asanas To Live Up

Seneca McCue is a 500-hour S Registered Yoga Teacher, NASM CPT. She specializes in core, mobility, and suspension training. She has worked as an accountability coach, and motivational speaker, and has been a nurse for 18 years.

Her commitment to her clients is clearly visible, as said by her "My goal is for you to succeed and for you to not only TRANSFORM your body but to also TRANSFORM your life!" Often referred to as a Weightlifting Yogi, Seneca adds "here are 5 peak poses I teach and some of the prep poses I include in my classes to build strength and flexibility."

Asanas to Build Strength and Flexibility

Brahmacharyasana (L-sit)

In an L-sit the shoulder blades are protracted as you press into your hands to lift your legs off the ground. To warm up for this pose I do marjaryasana (cat pose) to prep the back and shoulders. If you are not properly warmed up for an L-sit you may experience cramping in your quadriceps.

To prevent this from happening I include poses that stretch out the quadriceps such as half frog, tiger, and king Arthur.

An L-sit also requires core strength so I include core compression exercises such as the plank variation knee to nose, within my flow to build strength and activate the abdominal muscles. 1 When learning this pose it is helpful to use blocks to elevate your body.

Pro tip: it is easier to get into this pose by lifting up with your legs bent and then straightening them.

Contraindications For This Pose Would Be Any Wrist Or Shoulder Injury.

This story is from the Women Fitness Magazine January 2023 edition of Women Fitness.

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