Yoga With Weights: Side Angle With A Lateral Raise Video

When using weights during lateral raises at a side angle in yoga, keep movements controlled and try not to go too far past the shoulder. Get great body tone while performing yoga exercises with insight from a fitness trainer in this fitness video.

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Body position: Side angle
Light weights encouraged
Upper body muscles: Shoulders
Lower body: Opening of strengthening of hips
Full body workout

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How are you doing everybody? Welcome to boxing basics. My name is Nick Narvaez. What we are going to work on right now is your fight stance and the one-two: the jab and a right cross. First, your fight stance. Take a step forward, shoulder-width, with the left foot. Bring the left shoulder forward, bring your chin down. The upper arms will come close to the body as the hands come up to the chin area in a loose fist. Do not tightly-clench, because you need your shoulders and arms relaxed as you execute your punches. Chin is down to fist height, you are sort of peering upward this way, so that you can keep the chin protected. Now, what we are going to do is we are going to work the shoulder rotation, extended your jab, which is your left hand, out. Bring it right back to the chin area. Straight out. What you are thinking about as you execute your punches is punching to someone who is about your height and hitting them at chin level, then it is all over. So the punch looks like this. Make sure as you extend the jab you protect yourself on the right-hand side. Now, what we are going to also do is add a step with the punch. Now as I step out I am going to breathe out. That is your jab. Now, quick review: chin is down, right side of the chin is protected, left hand is forward, knees are slightly bent, body weight is on the balls of the feet, jab. The two is the right cross. Again, the right hand should start right outside the chin, you extend outward. Notice the whole right side of my body turns outward. And, as you watch again, the right side of the body turns first. I breathe out as I punch out. Turn the heel, hip, shoulder as the right hand extends out. Where is the fist going? To the chin-height of an imaginary opponent in front of you. That is the right cross. Let's put them together. You are going to take one step, and throw two punches on that one step. As you extend the one-two, or as you extend the jab to start the one-two, the left foot will go out, and you will combine the motions like this. Two punches, two breaths. And that is your one-two. Chin is down, chin is protected, arms close to the upper body, knees slightly bent, body weight on the balls of the feet. So there you go, that is your one-two. Thanks a lot everybody, I am Nick Narvaez, you guys take care.

Yoga With Weights: Side Angle With a Lateral Raise Video

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