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Standing contrapposto, with most of the weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs in the axial plane; Standing at attention, upright with an assertive and correct posture: "chin up, chest out, shoulders back, stomach in", arms at the side, heels together, toes apart
The standing asanas are the yoga poses or asanas with one or both feet on the ground, and the body more or less upright. They are among the most distinctive features of modern yoga as exercise . Until the 20th century there were very few of these, the best example being Vrikshasana , Tree Pose.
Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a position in which the body is held in an upright (orthostatic) position and supported only by the feet. Although seemingly static, the body rocks slightly back and forth from the ankle in the sagittal plane , which bisects the body into right and left sides.
The upright row is performed while standing, holding a weight hanging down in the hands, by lifting it straight up to the collarbone. This is a compound exercise that also involves the trapezius, upper back, forearms, triceps, and the biceps.
Many women have found it difficult to achieve a thigh gap, leading some to resort to extreme dieting [5] or surgery [6] in order to try to obtain it. [7] Critics of the phenomenon have pointed out that the thigh gap is a physical feature natural only for women with a certain type of body shape and bone structure that most women do not have.
The legendary singer wore a body-hugging pair of black leggings that she matched with a cardigan of the same color. The simple outfit showed off her toned legs and noticeably perky booty with ease.
Dumog is the Filipino style of wrestling while standing upright and refers to the grappling aspect of Filipino martial arts.The word dumog is most commonly used in Mindanao and the Visayas, while the word buno is used in Luzon, specifically in the Southern Tagalog-speaking provinces as far south as Mindoro.
The standard anatomical position in a male and female. In standard anatomical position, the human body is standing erect and at rest. Unlike the situation in other vertebrates, the limbs are placed in positions reminiscent of the supine position imposed on cadavers during autopsy.