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Running is a great cardio workout, especially now that it's springtime.
Yoga can help to strengthen, stretch and lengthen our muscles to help reduce injury to the knees, hips, ankles, feet or lower back. Long distance running makes your feet work very hard. Every time your foot touches the ground it will feel the impact of three to four times of your body weight. So it's no wonder why runners are susceptible to knee and back injuries. These injuries are also caused by our bodies' overcompensation for imbalances.
In this video, I'll be showing you some yoga postures to balance and stretch you out before going for a run.
12 Yoga Postures for Runners
Downward Facing Dog
Adho Mukha
Svanasana
Pigeon
Eka pada
rajakapotasana
High Lunge
Ashva sanchalanasana
Side Plank
Vasisthasana
Cat/Cow
Marjariasana
Seated spinal twist
Ardha matsyendrasana
Seated Forward Fold
Paschimothanasana
Butterfly Seated
Pose
Baddha konasana
Threading the
needle
(ankle on knee,
reach thru legs, lace fingers around shin and pull in)
Sucirandhrasana
Garland pose (Hindi Squat)
Malasana
Standing Forward
Bend/Fold
Uttanasana
Reclined Hero Pose
(Hero is sitting on
heels, Reclined Hero is lying back with knees in reverse jackknife)
Supta Virasana
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