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Triangle Pose
A wide-stance pose with both legs straight and the torso tilting sideways over the front leg, lengthening the hamstring and the whole side body.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- hamstrings · obliques · adductors · gluteus medius
- Goals
- mobility
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Category
- Stretching
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Demonstration
Step 1
How to perform the movement
- Stand wide with the front foot turned out and the back foot angled slightly in.
- Keep both legs straight and reach the front hand forward as the hips shift back.
- Tilt sideways and bring the bottom hand to the shin, a block or the floor, top arm reaching up.
- Hold the position for the prescribed time, turning the chest towards the ceiling.
- Press into the feet to come up and repeat on the other side.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Reach out over the front leg before you tilt down; folding early collapses the pose.
- Use a block under the bottom hand rather than dragging the chest towards the floor.
- Keep both legs straight and the kneecaps lifted.