Yoga for Sore Athletes - Yoga Classes for Your Post-Workout!
Check out the second installment of our yoga for athletes series. This second video focuses more on moving the body to wash out any tightness or stiffness you athletes get after an intense training session. Once again, Heather Lorince brings the yoga in a fun and relatable way!
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After yoga, I really love running but my hamstrings can get pretty tight. Here I'll show you some really effective yoga poses for after a run. Check out these three postures and get loose!
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Now that the holidays are here, we are becoming bombarded with holiday treats and might find yourself a little bloated and backed up. With the help of yoga, your body can process all that food a little easier.
1. Seated Forward Fold
Begin seated on your mat, with your legs straight out in front of you. Breathe in and straighten your spine, like you are sitting up, then exhale reaching for your toes. Hold for 5-10 breaths, reaching further with each breathe.
2.Cat and Cow
Begin the same way as downward dog, on your hands and knees with wrists beneath your shoulders and your knees below your hips, with a neutral spine. Inhale and shift your gaze to the sky, dropping your belly slightly. Exhale and drop your head and round your back, spreading your fingertips wide. Repeat for 5-10 breaths.
3. Childs Pose
Begin kneeling, knees hip distance apart with the tops of your feet on the ground. Bend forward reaching towards the edge of the mat and spread your fingers wide. Relax your shoulders away from your ears, feeling a stretch down your spine. Continue to reach forward with each breath. Hold for 5-10 breaths.
4. One-legged seated twist
Begin seated on your mat, with your legs straight out in front of you. Twist your body towards your right leg, and take your left leg and place it on the outside of your right leg, bending it so your foot can rest on the ground. Squeeze your leg and hold for 5-10 breaths. Repeat with your right leg.
5. Pigeon Pose
Start in down dog. Exhale, bringing your left knee to your left elbow and left ankle to right wrist on your mat. Fold forward over your left leg, feeling your spine lengthen. Hold for 3 breaths.
By warming up your body, your muscles can relax and that will help assist your “inner flow” and get things moving again. Namaste.
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Yoga for Athletes - Post-workout Soreness - Easy yoga to stretch tight muscles
Big day at the gym? Long run? Every athlete gets sore. Use this video to stretch out and loosen up so you can recover faster and get back on your A-game!
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Stretch out, unwind, and realign the body. This calculated practice is designed ease your muscles into cool down mode immediately following your workout regime. Learn to stretch and open the body to optimize the benefits of your athletic practice, and encourage muscles to begin tissue reparation. For the entire Yoga for Athlete's series, click here: http://grokker.com/ashleigh-sergeant. Allow Grokker Yoga Expert Ashleigh Sergeant to aid in grounding your energy to calm the nervous system and realign the body. All levels welcome.
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