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A Dozen Ways Yoga Boosts Athletic Performance

There is a way of making demands on the body so that athletic performance is optimal but without pain and injury. And the path for doing that is through the ancient body science of yoga.

5 Poses to Increase Flexibility

As we age, we lose water in our tissues and intervertebral discs, our muscles and tendons lose elasticity,  and we start to experience the all too familiar feeling of “stiffness

4 Ways Yoga and Meditation Can Help Athletes with Injury and Pain

  Athletes get hurt from time to time -that’s just one of the risks of any sport. Injuries can sideline anyone from a promising young prospect to a seasoned pro,

Yoga Poses to Help Prevent Running Injuries

Yoga helps to prevent injuries by addressing the muscular imbalances created by running and increasing both strength and flexibility. Find out which poses are the best for runners!

How Athletes Integrate Yoga In Their Workouts

For a long time, many athletes viewed yoga as a “soft ” practice without much relevance to their training regimens. Increasingly, top athletes are discovering the many values of yoga.

Yoga and the Athletes Transition

Many athletes are not sold on yoga in the beginning. However, after they feel the benefits, the yoga transition becomes addictive…

How Yoga Will Make You A Better Athlete

Pop quiz! What do LeBron James, Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal, Ray Lewis, Floyd Mayweather, Keith Mitchell and Kevin Garnett have in common (besides being pro- athletes, of course)?
Answer – They all practice yoga!

What Separates Elite Athletes From the Rest?

Being an elite athlete requires staying ahead of your competition. So, what exactly separates elite athletes from the rest? We have the answer!

NFL Veteran Safety, Mike Adams, Says Yoga Helps Him Keep Grindin’!

Indiananapolis Colts Safety, Mike Adams remembers playing football in the streets of his hometown, Pateson, New Jersey, when he was just 10 years old. According to the NFL Players Association,