Which pose corresponds to Forward Fold?

Which pose corresponds to Forward Fold?

• A. Uttanasana
• B. Ardha Uttanasana
• C. Eagle Pose
• D. Mountain Pose

Answer: (A)

Forward Fold is a bend that happens from the hips, folding the torso toward the legs while the spine stays long and the knees soften. The pose that matches this description is Uttanasana, the standing Forward Bend. In Uttanasana you hinge forward from the hips, allowing the crown of the head to move toward the floor and the arms to hang down or rest on the shins, with the spine lengthened and the chest moving toward the thighs. Ardha Uttanasana is a halfway lift—your spine is lengthened and you lift the chest halfway up, often with hands on the shins or thighs—which is not the full forward fold. Eagle Pose is a balance pose with arms wrapped around each other and a focus on shoulder and hip mobility, not a forward bend. Mountain Pose is a tall, neutral standing position with the spine upright and arms at the sides, not a fold.

Forward Fold is a bend that happens from the hips, folding the torso toward the legs while the spine stays long and the knees soften. The pose that matches this description is Uttanasana, the standing Forward Bend. In Uttanasana you hinge forward from the hips, allowing the crown of the head to move toward the floor and the arms to hang down or rest on the shins, with the spine lengthened and the chest moving toward the thighs.

Ardha Uttanasana is a halfway lift—your spine is lengthened and you lift the chest halfway up, often with hands on the shins or thighs—which is not the full forward fold. Eagle Pose is a balance pose with arms wrapped around each other and a focus on shoulder and hip mobility, not a forward bend. Mountain Pose is a tall, neutral standing position with the spine upright and arms at the sides, not a fold.