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AUGUST | 2015

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AUGUST 2015 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | 27 DOWNWARD DOG Press your hands into the ground just wider than your shoulders. Your feet should be hip distance apart. Keeping your arms straight, inhale and drop your chest toward the floor without arching your back. As you exhale, come onto the balls of your feet and straighten your legs, then slowly lower your heels and keep your sit bones lifted up. In downward dog, we engage our abdomens, encouraging digestion, and our hearts are elevated over our heads, which increases blood and lymphatic circulation. SAGE TWIST Sit with your legs stretched out in front of you and then bend your right leg, placing the foot close to your left sit bone. With both kneecaps facing the ceiling, turn the ball of your right foot slightly inward. Press your fingertips on the floor and elongate your spine upward. Inhale and place your left upper arm on the outside of your right knee and make a stop sign with your hand. This seated twist stimulates digestion by squeezing our abdominal organs. Reverse direction. LEGS UP THE WALL Placing a mat or blanket underneath you, roll onto your side with your seat attached to the wall. Extend your legs up the wall and drop your arms out to the side, palms facing upward. This is a fabulous pose to calm the mind and the nervous system. It increases blood and lymph circulation and sends fresh blood to the abdomen, encouraging digestion. It's a wonderful pose after traveling on long journeys or standing or sitting for long periods of time. Try it while wearing an eye mask. K R I S TA S E R I A N N I ( 3 ) Join our WAC Fitness Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/WACfitness.

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