Shilpa Shetty, 51, reveals secret to her flawless flexibility and toned limbs – the Goddess pose. It can also improve your balance

Shilpa Shetty looks like a million bucks at 51. The actress recently took to Instagram to share a yoga asana pose which is known to boost both outer and inner strength and power. Dressed in a dark blue outfit, the ‘Baazigar’ star demonstrated a flawless Utkata Konasana, also known as the Goddess Pose for her fans. She also explained the various benefits of this pose in the caption:

• Strengthens and tones the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, and ankles.
• It is perfect for improving flexibility and mobility as it stretches inner thighs and hip joints.
• Boosts lower body strength, stability and muscular endurance.
• Enhances not just your sense of balance but also posture and body alignment.
• Improves hip flexibility, allowing you to move faster and with grace
• Restores hormonal balance and relieves menstrual pain.
• Boosts overall fitness and stability.

How To Do This Pose?

According to the Yoga Collective, this is how you perform this pose:

• Start in Mountain Pose with your arms relaxed by your sides, your big toes touching, and your heels slightly apart.
• Step your feet four feet apart, turn right, and place your hands on your hips. Point your toes outward.
• Breathe out, maintain your knees in line with your ankles, bend your knees, and lower your hips. Strive for thighs that are parallel.
• Keep palms down, extend your arms sideways. Bend your elbows so that your fingertips point upward while rotating your thumbs upward.
• As an alternative, place your hands on your thighs or bring your palms together.
• Draw your navel inside, extend your spine, and point your tailbone downward.
• Let your shoulders down and look forward.
• You can choose to stand on your tiptoes. Return to Mountain Pose after straightening your legs and bringing your feet together.

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According to Yogapedia, Utkata konasana is a strong standing yoga pose in which the arms are elevated to shoulder height and the lower body is in a wide-legged squat. The term comes from the Sanskrit words utkata, which means "powerful" or "fierce," kona, which means "angle," and asana, which means "pose." As a result, the posture's name alludes to the "fierce" angle of the legs as well as the strength and resolve developed by perfecting it. Pilates and Yoga

Because the physical strength needed to maintain this pose also benefits the mind, utkata konasana is well-known for its energising and empowering effects on the mind.