Kneeling Push-Up to Child Pose
A push-up from the knees, then the hips sink back to the heels into Child's Pose before the next rep; the chest works and the back stretches.
How to do it
Setup
On the knees, hands a little wider than the shoulders, body in one line from the knees to the head.
Steps
- Lower the chest toward the floor and press back up.
- Sink the hips back to the heels, arms long and forehead down.
- Shift forward over the hands into the next push-up.
Common mistakes
Hips piking up on the push-up: keep one line from the knees to the head. Elbows flaring wide: keep them about 45° from the body. Rushing through Child's Pose: take a breath there before the next rep.
Breathing
Inhale lowering, exhale pressing up, breathe easy in Child's Pose.
