Curled Seiza
The Curled Seiza stretches the plantar fascia, through the bottom of the feet. This is the base of the posterior chain and helpful in addressing pain or tightness in athletes who are working toward their front splits.
- Type Of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Ankles
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
Curled Seiza
- Begin kneeling on the floor, sitting on your heels, with your torso upright and thighs together.
- Bring your feet and ankles together.
- Place your hands by your knees, curl your toes under so they are bent to 90-degrees, and sit back to put weight into your feet.
- As you sit back, keep your ankles together.
- Keep them together at all times, even if that means you need to place more weight into your hands and take some weight off of them.
- Use your hands to keep the intensity comfortable and hold this curled seiza stretch for time.
- Exercise: Squatted Seiza
- Type of Exercise: Flexibility
- Muscles: Ankles
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: 2-Pike 2-Squat
- Type of Exercise: Mobility
- Muscles: Hamstrings, Hips, Glutes, Calves
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
