If your muscles are tight, you are much more prone to injury. If you are a type A runner and you just can't be still, you may think yoga is just sitting on the floor meditating. Stretching is very important after you run or work out, and Yoga is a way of getting your work out in and lots of stretching at the same time. Golfers do yoga to relax and tone the back muscles. It works to the runners advantage as well.
* It helps reduce lactic acid which is produced when carbs are broken down by the body to supply your muscles with energy, and it is formed in the muscles using oxygen. When you increase your active exertion intensity, your body is using its fast twitch muscle fibers which use more carbs and produce more lactic acid. Deep yoga stretches help the sore muscles relax and recover.
* Practicing Yoga helps with detoxification and improved blood circulation of the body. Deep slow breathing combined with stretches brings fresh oxygen to the cells you have been using to help rejuvenate them and put more spring in your next run steps.
* It tones and strengthens muscles. Some poses require you to hold a contracted position for at least one minute. Your own body weight is shifted to different areas during poses. This tones muscles and builds endurance and core strength which improves your running.
Head to the mat for some yoga cross training and you will see and feel the benefits. With 2 months until the Senior Games, I am incorporating it weekly. Sorry no new pictures. I am on the road! Namaste!
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