# 4. Downward Dog
Instructions:
1. Position yourself in a tabletop position. Hands placed on the ground below your shoulders and knees under your hips.
2. Press your palms, raise your knees off the ground with toes firmly on the ground. Slowly raise your hips up.
3. Straighten your legs until your body makes a triangular shape with the ground.
4. Breathe and hold for 4-8 breaths.
5. Bend the knees and lower the hips back to table position
Important Tips:
1. Engage your core as you continue to lengthen your spine and lift your hips as high as possible.
Also, read 6 Productive Leg Exercises - Leg Day Workout.
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Edited by Mayank Vora