If you could enhance your performance by adding yoga to your regime, then why not? This is what the instructor told me when I went to Yotopia. Although I told him that I am already following an intense training schedule.
I could never imagine how stretching and breathing could be of any benefit for an athlete. It was only after I discovered that yoga includes dynamic flexibility training, strengthening and balancing. It can also improve the range of motion and develop concentration.
On conversing with a few athletes who regularly come to yoga at yotopia for their special weekend classes and hot yoga, they told me that the recovery time is much quicker and his muscles don’t feel as tight after bike rides and long runs.
I am glad that I joined yoga and added it to my weekly routine of workout. I feel much stronger and confident now. The best part is that I would stay ‘injury free”. Yoga has helped my muscles, tendons and ligaments by moving them to a full range of motion.
I could never imagine how stretching and breathing could be of any benefit for an athlete. It was only after I discovered that yoga includes dynamic flexibility training, strengthening and balancing. It can also improve the range of motion and develop concentration.
On conversing with a few athletes who regularly come to yoga at yotopia for their special weekend classes and hot yoga, they told me that the recovery time is much quicker and his muscles don’t feel as tight after bike rides and long runs.
I am glad that I joined yoga and added it to my weekly routine of workout. I feel much stronger and confident now. The best part is that I would stay ‘injury free”. Yoga has helped my muscles, tendons and ligaments by moving them to a full range of motion.
I also realized that many sports that I do, cycling and running requires repetitive movements and those same muscles are working again and again, neglecting the others. Over a period of time, this may cause imbalance and injury because of overuse. The common overuse injuries involve knee, hip flexors and shoulders. These injuries may be due to lack of flexibility.
Yoga helps to build strong muscles, increased flexibility and also aligns the spine. It increases concentration and also relieves stress. You can also spend a little time everyday pre or post workout. Although it looks like simple stretching, but is actually much beyond that.
Many yoga postures require a lot of balancing. The breath taking technique is the most important. It also teaches the athletes to be focused even during uncomfortable poses. The concentration should be on the breath. This mental and physical co-ordination helps the athletes to stay focused during challenges.
Being overstressed also has an impact on your performance. It helps to relax the overused muscles of the body and the brain. As an athlete you have to manage and adapt yoga as a lifestyle. It could be after a stressful day or a long run or on a off day, just to relax. You can add in short sessions of yoga too.
You have a wide choice, Ashtanga Yoga, Yin Yoga, Power Yoga Or Hot Ballet. Yoga can work wonders with athletes as it has done with me…
Yoga helps to build strong muscles, increased flexibility and also aligns the spine. It increases concentration and also relieves stress. You can also spend a little time everyday pre or post workout. Although it looks like simple stretching, but is actually much beyond that.
Many yoga postures require a lot of balancing. The breath taking technique is the most important. It also teaches the athletes to be focused even during uncomfortable poses. The concentration should be on the breath. This mental and physical co-ordination helps the athletes to stay focused during challenges.
Being overstressed also has an impact on your performance. It helps to relax the overused muscles of the body and the brain. As an athlete you have to manage and adapt yoga as a lifestyle. It could be after a stressful day or a long run or on a off day, just to relax. You can add in short sessions of yoga too.
You have a wide choice, Ashtanga Yoga, Yin Yoga, Power Yoga Or Hot Ballet. Yoga can work wonders with athletes as it has done with me…