Yoga
makes good athletes better. This time-honoured discipline imparts flexibility,
balance, and whole-body strength, creating improvements in an athlete’s form,
efficiency, and power. In addition, yoga’s attention to concentration and
breath awareness improves mental focus and mental endurance—hidden assets that
become especially important at the end of a long training session or race. In The
Athlete’s Guide to Yoga, yoga instructor, endurance athlete, and coach Sage
Rountree and two of her pupils demonstrate three levels of modifications
appropriate for athletes.
Choose
from 7 preset routines targeting different points in the training cycle and
addressing specific problem areas, or arrange segments in any order to build a
custom workout lasting anywhere from two minutes to two hours.
