ATHLETE YOGA
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Athlete yoga is based on the science of Hatha Yoga, especially Vinyasa Ashtanga.
Ashtanga is a complete system of physical, mental and spiritual training that incorporates a type of flowing movement called Vinyasa (uninterrupted flow).This style synchronizes breath with progressive series of postures producing internal heat and profuse sweat which helps to relieve tightness in muscles, ligaments, joints and tendons.
As yoga started gaining popularity and proven scientifically for it’s therapeutic values, athletes begin to notice the wonder of yoga and now are incorporating the practice with their sports training.It is a well known fact that athletes in sports training work only specific muscles repeatedly causing tightness, misalignment and imbalance, which is a major factor in injuries among athletes.
Yoga Athlete is a specially designed yoga program to focus on the areas that are of the most concern in order to improve the health and performance of athletes.It creates personalized solutions for athletes to relieve muscle tightness, build core strength and enhance muscle flexibility and at the same time prevent injuries and rehabilitate existing injuries.Constant practice of Athlete Yoga will strengthen weak areas and allow tight areas become flexible.
Another fundamental element in Athlete Yoga is learning how to breathe correctly.Deep Relaxed Breathing helps to calm the mind and soothe the nervous system thus reducing performance anxiety and improving concentration.Focusing the mind on postures and breath gives one greater body control which helps to increase mental-body awareness, coordination and performance.
Athlete Yoga is a great cross training for any sport and this combination makes good athletes perform better.Classes usually begin with a slow warm-up followed by a series of flowing asanas (postures) such as sun salutation, standing poses, stretching, balancing and breathing exercises to strengthen and stretch every part of the body to develop suppleness, agility, focus and concentration.
Yoga is not a competitive sport and therefore should be practiced at one’s own level by doing the best one can personally.It is also not a quick fix for any injuries.Athletes should remember that yoga is not only to heal the specific symptoms of injuries but goes deeper into the root cause of the problem to prevent re occurrence.
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