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Squatted Seiza

The Squatted Seiza stretch focuses on the front side of your ankle, intensifying your toe point stretch after you've completed the Elevated Seiza.

  • Type Of Exercise: Flexibility
  • Muscles: Ankles
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Equipment: Body Only

Squatted Seiza

  1. Begin kneeling on the floor, sitting on your heels, with your torso upright and thighs together.
  2. Bring your feet and ankles together.
  3. Place your hands by your knees and sit back to put weight on the tops of your feet.
  4. As you sit back, extend your ankles as much as you can.
  5. Now press through your hands and lift your knees straight up without allowing your ankle angle to close.
  6. Use your hands to keep the intensity comfortable and hold this squatted seiza stretch for time.
  • Exercise: Elevated Seiza
  • Type of Exercise: Flexibility
  • Muscles: Ankles
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Equipment: Yoga Blocks
  • Exercise: Curled Seiza
  • Type of Exercise: Flexibility
  • Muscles: Ankles
  • Difficulty: Body Only
  • Equipment: Body Only