A physically fit body is essential for a happy and productive life. When you have a healthy and able body, you give more into all aspects of life. An aerial yoga trapeze allows you to work on different body parts and helps you relax and meditate to uplift your mood as well. You can work on your upper body, lower body, core strength, and other aspects of your physical fitness with numerous aerial yoga and other exercise routines.
In this article, we’ll be discussing yoga trapeze routines for your legs. So, without further ado, let’s get into it.
Yoga Trapeze Leg Workout
Working on the Lower Body Stretching and strengthening
Stretching is a prerequisite to any complicated poses that you might come across later on. Stretching helps flex and build leg muscles and, in developing overall lower body strength. Let’s have a look at some of the lower body exercises for the same.
Exercise 1
- Set up your aerial Yoga Rig, and make sure it’s stable.
- Stand behind the rig and after grabbing your sling, bun up the fabric. Next, take your leg (you can start with the right one) and lift it over the sling.
- Put your knees directly over the sling, and after hopping on the back toe, push forward. Keep the back leg straight and the front foot up, and bring your arms through the sling, joining them in a Namaste pose (You can also hold on to the fabric if you want). Move your hand above the sky, facing up and back while pushing the chest and body forward.
- Keep the breathing slow and steady. A few breaths like that while holding the pose, and then come back down.
- Repeat with the other leg.
Benefits
- This pose will help you stretch your body (lower and upper) and will improve overall flexibility.
- Doing this will give a boost to your overall stamina.
- It’ll help build your lower body strength, working on your hip muscles, pelvis, legs, and the overall lower body.
Exercise 2
- First, Place your food in the center of the sling fabric, and hop underneath the anchor point. Now, with your right hand, bend the leg over to the side. Now, the sling’s material should be around the knee part at one end and the foot on the other.
- Now, with your hands, grab the rig and get up on your back toe. Push forward your body, and give it a nice stretch without slacking.
- Keep your arms around your knee and foot, your face up, and the chest forward. Breath slowly for a few cycles, and then come back down.
- Repeat with the other leg.
Benefits
- It’ll help in hip-opening and overall stretching.
- It’ll build lower body strength, including the legs.
- It’ll help with chest and back tension.
Exercise 3
- Place your ankle on the fabric of the sling, and hold on to the rig with both your hands.
- Now, get on the toes of your other Leg (keep the Leg straight and steady), and push forward. With this, you can do the standing split.
- While hanging on to the straps, you can rock back and forth and get maximum stretching done.
- Repeat with the other leg.
benefits
- It’s a stretching exercise and helps with the lower body.
- Positively affects the pelvic area, legs, and overall lower body strength.
- Especially helpful for beginners.
Exercise 4
You can move on to this after Exercise 3.
- While keeping your legs in the same position as exercise 4, shift your body towards the left side.
- Now, hold your hands in the Namaste position (in front of your chest) while bending your left knee. Hold the bend.
- Get back up, and stretch your left hand over your head towards the right side. You can come back to the previous position and get more dips and stretches. Keep breathing normally.
- Repeat with the other leg.
Benefits
- The exercise will help you with upper and lower body stretching.
- It’ll help strengthen the legs and will also improve overall coordination.
Exercise 5
- First, bunch up the fabric, and place your right foot on the sling.
- Now, with your right hand, grab the handle on your left, and twist your body, and flip over so that your foot will stay hooked into the fabric.
- Now, reach back, grab the other metal handle, and get underneath the anchor point with hopping motion.
- Push your body forward while kicking back at the same time. Stretch your hands towards the front while holding on firmly to the handles for support. Kick back as far as you can. Look upwards, and hold the pose for a while, and breathe in and out in a steady fashion.
You can continue this on the other side as well. You can dismount completely from the rig and switch up, or you can follow the following way of doing the same without getting down.
- Spread your arms to the side, and bring your leg in. Bend your upper body downwards. Steadily, hold on to the handles and move your leg that is on the ground up. Unite it with the other leg in the fabric. Once settled, bring the other leg down, hop-forward, and repeat the exercise with this leg.
Benefits
- This exercise is excellent for developing balance and flexibility.
- It also works on your legs and improves core strength and body flow.
- It’s a great transitional exercise for beginners to get into difficult exercise routines.
Conclusion
Aerial Yoga Trapeze is a great tool for getting in overall body exercise. There are several aerial poses, ranging in complexity, helping with different muscles. Users can select the right mix to give their aerial yoga routine a unique flavor. The article discussed a few basic leg workouts that users can consider as well. We wish you a safe and productive leg workout session. Namaste!
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