The Athlete's Guide to Yoga

by Rountree, Sage

• ISBN13: 9781934030042
• ISBN10: 193403004X
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-28
• Publisher: Velopress

Summary

Yoga makes good athletes better. With its emphasis on flexibility, balance, and whole-body strength, this time- honoured discipline leads to better form, efficiency, and power. As increasing numbers of athletes are discovering, it improves mental focus and endurance, assets that become especially important at the end of a training session or race. This book explains how athletes can see progress from just ten minutes of yoga each day. It features more than 230 colour photographs illustrating over 100 poses that target common areas of inflexibility and overuse; breath and meditation exercises; different types of yoga for each phase of training; a DVD with warm- up and cool-down routines; and recommendations for intensity and volume of yoga workouts throughout the training year. Author Sage Rountree's applications for training and racing ease the introduction to yoga, making this a practical and worthwhile guide for all athletes.

Author Biography

Sage Rountree is a Registered Yoga Teacher and holds coaching certifications from USA Triathlon and USA Cycling

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Yoga and the Athlete	p. 1
Using Yoga for Training	p. 3
Yoga History and Philosophy	p. 11
Yoga at Home and in the Studio	p. 19
Poses for Athletes	p. 27
Principles to Remember	p. 29
Opening and Warm-Ups	p. 33
Balance Poses	p. 45
Standing Poses	p. 57
Sun Salutations and Flow	p. 75
Shoulder Stretches	p. 91
Backbends and Chest Openers	p. 99
Poses for the Core	p. 109
Poses for the Front of the Body	p. 119
Lower Leg Stretches	p. 127
Forward Folds and Floor Work	p. 133
Twists and Inversions	p. 163
Relaxation and Closing	p. 177
Beyond the Mat	p. 181
Breath Exercises	p. 183
Mental Training, Meditation, and Mantra	p. 199
Yoga and Your Training Plan	p. 209
Yoga in the Training Cycle	p. 211
Routines for Athletes	p. 223
Bibliography	p. 237
Index	p. 243
About the Author / About the Models	p. 257
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