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Gyrre:
I've generally got the power, not sure about the balance. I'll have to try some of these.
Perfectly Reasonable:
'Plank Pose' is a push-up? What?
( do i have to look up all of these myself )
Tova:
It's a pose held at the top of a push-up essentially (I've also done planks on my elbows, but I guess that's not the way it's done in yoga). It's a core strength exercise.
BenRG:
The thing to remember about any strenuous or intricate activity: You are always going to look like a useless and uncoordinated idiot at first. This is a universal rule unless you're some kind of prodigy so don't stress out when it happens. Focus on learning it so that the problem goes away in time.
Tova:
If you try the chair pose thing, be careful that your backside sticks out and backward so that your knees don't bend out beyond your toes. Otherwise that would put unwelcome stress on your knees. You can use arms as a counterweight for balance to start with. If can't get down very far at first while maintaining proper form, so be it. It will take time to build the required ability. Be patient with yourself. Practicing against a wall at first can help you to learn how it should feel.
It really is worthwhile having an experienced coach or mentor help you with form the first time you try these kinds of exercises. It can genuinely be hard to tell whether you have it right, such as in the example with Hanners and her not very level arms, until you are assisted by someone who can watch your form from the outside. And if your form is bad, there is a genuine risk of injury in some cases.
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