Chair Pose

Technique

How to perform Chair Pose

1. Stand with the feet together or hip width apart, then bend the knees and sit the hips back.
2. Keep your weight spread across the feet and the knees tracking with the toes.
3. Raise the arms overhead within comfortable shoulder range while keeping the ribs controlled, or leave the hands at the chest.
4. Press through both feet to stand.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Gluteus Maximus.