How to Protect Wrists in Yoga

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Spread your fingers to provide a wider base and press your fingertips into the floor.

   Your weight should rest mostly on the pads at the base of your fingers rather than the heel of your hand.
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   Step 2: Do poses such as cobra or upward facing dog on your fists to keep your wrists neutral

   , This will prevent you from hyperextending your wrists. , Using yoga blocks can help keep you from hyperextending. , Your forearms can better support the weight of your body. , Pushing yourself beyond your limits can lead to injury.
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   Step 3: instead of on your palms.

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   Step 4: Fold the top of your mat and rest the heels of your hands on the fold

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   Step 5: and your fingertips on the floor.

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   Step 6: Rest the palms of your hands on yoga blocks and let your fingers curl around the edges.

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   Step 7: Perform poses like downward facing dog on your forearms instead of your palms.

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   Step 8: Go into resting poses

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   Step 9: such as child's pose

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    Step 10: if you start to feel strain on your wrists.

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