Yoga for Athletes
Increase strength, power, and focus.
Release tight hips, shoulders and back
Awaken your core muscles
Reduce risk of injury
Increase balance and endurance
Heal tweaks and injuries (IT band, etc)
Cyclists, runners, triathletes! Do not miss this class.
The benefit of yoga to running, cycling and swimming is unarguable. The pain most athletes feel is not from the sport in and of itself, but from imbalances that running, cycling or swimming causes and exacerbates. Yoga postures balance all the muscles in the body while focusing attention on proper alignment. Yoga can help increase longevity in athletics and decrease the chance of injury. If you bring your body into balance through the practice of yoga, you can run and cycle long and hard for years to come. For any sport, yoga can also help increase flexibility and range of motion, which translates into more power.
Yoga’s internal focus centers your attention on your own body’s movements rather than on an external outcome. Athletes can use yoga practice to balance strength, increase range of motion, and train the body and mind. Asanas move your body through gravitational dimensions while teaching you how to coordinate your breath with each subtle movement. The eventual result is that your body, mind, and breath are integrated in all actions.
