Strike A Pose With Yoga For Runners
Yoga for runners specifically focuses on the areas of the body that get tight from running, like your hamstrings, hips, hip flexors and quadriceps. Because repetitive running can lead to injury resulting from muscle imbalances, it’s key to keeping them from getting tight and keeping them balanced. Overly tight muscles are weak ones. Yoga can most definitely help with this, making it a perfect complement to running.
According to Runner’s World….
Why strike a pose? Studies have shown that yoga squashes stress, aids weight loss, eases pain, helps people stick to an exercise routine, and even improves running times. The strength and flexibility you develop on the mat–namely in the core, quads, hamstrings, and hip flexors–can help you run more efficiently and stay injury-free, says Adam St. Pierre, a coach, biomechanist, and exercise physiologist for the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine.
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This class will help both strengthen and keep those muscles flexible and balanced.
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