Yoga To Boost Your Running
Yoga may
not be the first form of exercise to come to mind when you’re training for a
big run. Save your joints and consider complementing your training with Yoga. It’s
a great alternative to strengthen your body, increase flexibility and improve
your mental focus.
Yoga to build strength
A flowing
Yoga, such as Vinyasa, is an effective way to sculpt muscle and boost strength.
Many of the positions require greater muscular control to supporting your body
weight, while moving through poses without stopping minimises rest time and
helps build your endurance.
Power
Yoga targets a runner’s most used muscles groups such as the hips, hamstrings
and glutes. These muscles help a runner with their speed and power and the
stronger you are, the more protected you are from injury.
Yoga for flexibility
Yoga
moves are great for lengthening muscles and increasing your body’s range of
movement, and you don’t have to be flexible to start Yoga. A flexible body is
less prone to injury. Yin Yoga is a more slow-paced yoga that holds poses for
longer and stretching connective tissue around joints. Some poses can be
boosted with bolsters and props to help open up the connective tissue system.
Yoga for recovery
Restorative
Yoga helps with blood flow and healing in a gentle way. Props are used to help
maintain balance and it is especially useful to help fight fatigue and stress.
We all know a good stretch after exercise – including a big run – is essential for recovery. Yoga after a run can also help with post-exercise muscle soreness by stretching out the muscles.
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