1 hr 10 min
Is Chaturanga a Shoulder-Shredder? Yoga Meets Movement Science
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- Fitness
In this episode, yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen dive into the topic of chaturanga, or yoga’s push-up-like asana. Points of discussion include:The anatomy & biomechanics of chaturangaThe differences between chaturanga and a typical push-up you’d find in the fitness worldWhy chaturanga is actually a much more difficult pose than many people realizePotential injury mechanisms of chaturangaShould the elbows hug in in chaturanga or not?Should we o...
In this episode, yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen dive into the topic of chaturanga, or yoga’s push-up-like asana. Points of discussion include:The anatomy & biomechanics of chaturangaThe differences between chaturanga and a typical push-up you’d find in the fitness worldWhy chaturanga is actually a much more difficult pose than many people realizePotential injury mechanisms of chaturangaShould the elbows hug in in chaturanga or not?Should we o...
1 hr 10 min