Full Lotus Yoga Pose

The Full Lotus Yoga Pose is a seated posture that promotes flexibility and calmness. It involves crossing your legs in a specific way to create a stable base for meditation.

  1. Sit on the floor with your legs extended in front of you.
  2. Slowly bend your right knee and place your right foot on your left thigh.
  3. Bend your left knee and place your left foot on your right thigh.
  4. Keep your spine straight and relax your shoulders.
  5. Rest your hands on your knees, palms facing up or down.

How to perform the Full Lotus Yoga Pose

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Full Lotus Yoga Pose using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your quadriceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your quadriceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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