{"id":165549,"date":"2022-12-21T00:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T00:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharmeasy.in\/blog\/?p=165549"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:52:19","slug":"health-fitness-benefits-of-uttanpadasana-and-how-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharmeasy.in\/blog\/health-fitness-benefits-of-uttanpadasana-and-how-to-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Uttanpadasana (Raised Leg Pose) and How to Do it By Dr. Ankit Sankhe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<\/head>

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Introduction<\/a><\/li>
What is Uttanpadasana?<\/a><\/li>
How to Do It?<\/a><\/li>
Benefits of Uttanpadasana<\/a><\/li>
Risks of Exercise<\/a><\/li>
Conclusion<\/a><\/li>
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/a><\/li>
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<\/span>Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWe all know the benefits of exercise; however, finding the discipline to start training and sticking with it is often challenging. Whether you are at the beginning of your fitness journey or somewhere in the middle of your health transformation, yoga might help you get started. In this modern world, yoga has taken its firm place in society. Many healthcare professionals have begun recommending yoga as a holistic way to improve various health conditions. It is cost-effective, and when combined with modern medicine, yoga may become a vital means of providing complete healthcare solutions for the public health system. Yoga consists of several asanas and postures that might benefit different areas of the body 1<\/a><\/sup>. In this blog, we bring one such Yoga pose, the Uttanpadasana pose. Let us learn more about Uttanpadasana\u2019s benefits and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Yoga interventions, including asanas like Uttanpadasana, have been shown to increase telomerase activity. source: PMC6134740<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Regular practice of Uttanpadasana (Leg Raise Pose) can help improve telomere stability. source: PMC6134740<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
At a spiritual level, Uttanpadasana might encourage peace and ease irritation as it opens up the Muladhara (root) chakra 3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Uttanpadasana pose is believed to activate the throat or Visuddha chakra. In throat chakra, your neck might get lengthened 3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Uttanpadasana might open Manipura chakra (solar plexus) associated with willpower, energy and accomplishment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
On June 2022, a group of 150 swimmers performed several yoga poses, including Uttanpadasana, on the waves of the Yamuna River on the event International Yoga Day 4<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>What is Uttanpadasana?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nUttanpadasana is a traditional upward-facing yoga pose. In Sanskrit, Uttana means \u2018raised\u2019, and pada means \u2018leg\u2019; thus, Uttanpadasana is also called the raised leg pose. In the Uttanpadasana yoga, your legs are extended straight above the ground and held at a 90\u00b0 angle. Uttanpadasana yoga pose might help with problems such as indigestion, constipation, diabetes, and nervous exhaustion. This pose may create a balance between the navel region and strengthen the nabhimandal or the abdominal region 1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You may practice Sarvangasana as a follow-up pose. Sarvangasana is a head-down body-up pose in which one lifts the trunk and legs above the head, supporting the body weight on the spine, arms, and shoulder 1<\/a>,2<\/a><\/sup>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uttanpadasana has two types:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ek pada Uttanpadasana:<\/strong> It is also called a one-leg raised pose. In this asana, either your leg or right leg is raised upwards at a 90\u00b0 angle to the floor. This may create an opposing tension between the legs giving an intense stretch to your legs and pelvis2<\/a><\/sup>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Dwi pad Uttanpadasana:<\/strong> It is also called a two-legs raised pose. In this asana, both legs are raised above the ground at a 90\u00b0 angle simultaneously. This may allow the toning and strengthening of abdominal and thigh muscles2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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