As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the U.S., so did a bicycle boom. According to YJ sister publication
Outside, sales of stationary bikes tripled and sales of outdoor bikes more than doubled in 2020. These sales presaged a massive increase in the use of bikes in our homes and on our streets and a lot of sore leg muscles. That’s where yoga for cyclists can help.
A deep dive into the muscles used during the pedal stroke can help us understand how yoga can help cyclists recover from their rides. The downward stroke of the pedal starts with a combination of the gluteal and quadriceps muscles. Your hamstrings and calf muscles are recruited a quarter way through the revolution. The hamstring and calves return the foot up from the bottom of the pedal stroke, and the quadriceps pull the foot backward and up to the apex of the revolution.
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The skill of observation is your most valuable tools as a yoga teacher. Effectively observing your students gives you valuable information that can influence how you sequence, instruct, and approach a class. For example, if you see that a student is struggling to balance in Vrksasana (Tree Pose), you can glean a better approach to the posture based on your observations. Depending on what you see, you might choose to focus on simple exercises to help them strengthen the arches of the feet and stabilize the ankles, or work with a block between the thighs in postures like Mountain Pose (Tadasana) or Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose) to wake up the legs. Or you might pause the sequence to teach the principle of hip stability with a targeted exercise to illustrate the concept.
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Get Fit With 6: Healthy body and mind with Yoga
Get Fit With 6: Healthy body and mind with Yoga By Kim Ratcliff | April 20, 2021 at 5:00 AM EDT - Updated April 20 at 7:32 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Yoga adds an overall mind and body health benefit using poses to combine strength exercises with breathing techniques.
Co-worker and certified yoga instructor Isabella Gano takes Gabe Ross and myself thru a few beginner moves.
Gabe is one of several WECT employees who have made a commitment to staying fit.
”Several years ago, when I was first starting out in the business, I had a real problem getting out and getting exercise. I was overweight, pushing close to 275 pounds. It wasn’t until I came to Wilmington, I finally got control of my health and things really turned around for me. I was able to drop 40 to 50 pounds and now fitness is a big part of my life. First thing I do, usually on my days off is go out running in the morning. I also supplement my cardio with some wei
Kicking off your day with an energizing morning yoga practice can be a beautiful way to find focus and feel more balanced and empowered in any season. That’s especially true in kapha season (aka spring), as we shake off winter’s doldrums and feel our creativity firing up.
This kapha-balancing sequence offered by yoga teacher, author, and Ayurvedist Claire Raggozzino focuses on dynamic movement with longer holds, chest openers, and twists to cleanse and strengthen the body. Back-bending and twisting encourage opening the heart to help you relax and release attachments.
While practicing this sequence on an empty stomach in the morning is optimal, you can also flow through it in the afternoon, several hours after eating. As you move through this practice, ask yourself, “Where can I create more space in my life? How can I soften my inner resistance to change?”