Leg Slides Lie flat on your back and close your eyes. Remove all non-exercise thoughts from your mind. Concentrate on the exercise you are about to do. This helps you to achieve a more relaxed state of mind, which in turn helps immensely to release tension in your muscles. Assume the basic positon with your arms at your sides, bend your knees as shown. Take a deep breath and exhale slowly through your mouth. Now slide one leg forward on the mat so that the leg is fully extended and resting on the mat. Slide the leg back to the bent knee position. Now do the same exercise with the other leg. Take another deep breath. Exhale slowly. After you have done that, clench both fists and then let them go (loose).