Intermediate exercise

Hero Pose

Also called Virasana

  • Flexibility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Hero Pose

  1. Kneel with your knees near each other and your feet slightly wider than your hips, tops of the feet resting on the floor.
  2. Use your hands to lower your pelvis between your feet onto the floor or a stable support.
  3. Keep the knees comfortable and the toes pointing back without trapping or twisting the ankles.
  4. Lean forward onto your hands to unload the knees before extending the legs to exit.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Rectus Femoris0.8Mobility Target
Tibialis Anterior0.8Mobility Target
Vastus Lateralis0.8Mobility Target
Vastus Medialis0.8Mobility Target
Extensor Digitorum Longus0.6Mobility Target