Lower back, hips, knees, ankles and shoulders
Warrior I: Classic
Builds functional standing strength with an asymmetrical stance, strengthening your legs, hips, and core while improving your ability to support your spine under load.
Stability / Core30 to 60 seconds
Ways to adjust it
- Short stance
- Hands on hips
- Chair
- Heel elevation
- Arms at 90°
If this one is too much today
Try the gentler version instead. It asks less of you and does much the same work.
Other ways to do this movement
Every version below is the same movement set up differently, so one of them usually suits.
Before you try it
Move within a range that stays comfortable. Stop if this brings on sharp pain, dizziness, or symptoms that travel down an arm or a leg, and speak to a clinician before repeating it.
One movement is a start. A session is the thing.
A few questions about your body and how it is today, and Vinys builds a session around it, including which movements to leave out.
Start your first sessionFrom the clinically authored Vinys movement library.