Chair Pose: Knees Over Toes and Other Hot-Topic Woes

Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen discuss chair pose (utkatasana), squats (malasana), and the common alignment questions and confusions that arise about these poses. Points of discussion include: The anatomy and biomechanics of chair poseThe differences and similarities between yoga’s chair pose and the strength world’s squatVariations of chair poseIs a bodyweight yoga practice a good way to build strength for chair pose?The difference between a knee-dom...

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Yoga Meets Movement Science takes a science-based look at many of the common questions, myths, and controversies that arise in the realms of yoga, movement, and fitness. Join yoga teacher and educator Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor and longtime yogi Travis Pollen on this crash course, where the worlds of yoga and movement science collide!