Top 5 Yoga Poses for Runners. Yoga poses to increase flexibility in the legs. Bhekasana (Frog Pose)

Yoga for Runners. Yoga poses to increase flexibility in the legs. Bhekasana (Frog Pose). Yoga Challenge. Top 5 yoga poses for runners and athletes. Understand the action of Bhekasana. This yoga pose has a strong opening action on the front hips and provides a strong stretch on the quads. In the classic version, shown by Lin, it is good for Intermediate yoga students. The half version, with one leg, Ardha Bhekasana, shown by Leo, is good for stiffer students or those looking for yoga for beginners.

The Runner’s Yoga Challenge has our top 5 poses for runners and other sports people to increase flexibility in the legs and hips. Do all 5 poses separately to learn the poses and then do our Runners Challenge Collection; a silent practice where Lin does the classic versions of the poses and Leo shows the modified versions for those Yoga students who are still working towards the poses.

Our Yoga Pose Directory offers both Beginners Yoga and poses for more Intermediate yoga students.
Yoga with Lin and Leo for free yoga classes. See the Yoga for Beginners series for online yoga workouts specifically for Complete Beginners. Check out our 30 days of yoga series for a 30 day yoga challenge. Yoga practice can improve strength and flexibility and yoga for back pain relief and yoga for weight loss has been supported by many studies. Many professional sports people practice yoga to increase flexibility, improve performance and protect from injury.

Bhekasana, Frog Pose is a prone action, which, in the full pose, requires a high level of mobility in the frontal pelvis, groins and quadriceps. However, Lin and Leo show you how to improve hip and quad flexibility by working in modified versions of the pose.

We will be combining some of the yoga poses in the Pose directory, into yoga sequences, designed to open particular parts of the body.

Join Yoga with Lin and Leo for safe, detailed instruction from experienced Iyengar yoga teachers. Although we would always suggest that you find a certified Iyengar yoga teacher so that you can attend a class near you, this channel has yoga sequences to help you practice your yoga at home.

Yoga is not a sport but regular practice of yoga sequences can improve fitness levels. Practiced correctly, yoga will stretch muscles and strengthen joints, as well as helping with mental and physical wellbeing; indeed many studies have shown that yoga can have remarkable effects on problems with back pain, shoulder pain and neck pain as well as demonstrating positive effects on mental health problems such as depression, stress and general anxiety. www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/28/body-on-yoga_n_4109595.html?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

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We will be posting videos for all levels but if you have never done yoga before or you want to re-visit some of the basics – then start with our Beginners series! Get out your mat and build the foundation of your own yoga practice with these short yoga videos to practice yoga at home. To do a different short practice each day, see our 30 Days of Yoga. For longer practice, look at our Beginners Yoga series. If you have a low back problem or need some yoga exercises for stiff shoulders or tight hamstrings, look at our 3 R’s series for Relief, Repair and Recovery. Enjoy!

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