Brief alignment: Start from side plank. Step right leg to the side, spinning the foot out. Keep on pressing through the outer edge of the left foot as you clasp the left elbow with your right hand. Lift your belly, curve the spine, and gaze at the navel

Benefits: Strengthens the arms and the core, both the front and oblique abdominals; works out the spinal muscles while soothing the back

Contraindications: foot, wrist, arm injuries