Muscular Actions

The other crucial understanding of any asana in yoga is the understanding of the muscles and muscular actions involved in the posture. Here are the muscular actions and areas of interest involved with Bakasana.

Primary muscles involved: Hand, wrist, and arm muscles, in addition to core muscles to achieve balance.

Bakasana also stretches the back, as your back is fully rounded when in Bakasana correctly.

Bakasana is intense on the wrists, as they must take the entire weight of your body. Because of this, those with carpal tunnel syndrome should be very careful when attempting this posture, and probably should not attempt this posture at all. If your wrists are painful or uncomfortable, re-spread your fingers, then curl them in and grip the floor to remove pressure from the wrists.

Bakasana has many therapeutic benefits as well, the foremost being the stretching and rounding of the back, to help ease pressure on the vertebrae of the spine. It also strengthens and tones the inner core muscles and organs, improving the flow of your body's processes.