Comments on My Dirt Road Anthem: Yoga thoughts and benefits

I just started picking up yoga in the last 3 weeks...

2014-02-19T09:46:27.735-07:00

I just started picking up yoga in the last 3 weeks--- aside from learning my hamstrings are extremely tight, i think it helps bring perspective on to what is going on with my body (apparently my left side is WAY more flexible than the right). When I was doing it regularly for maybe 5 weeks last spring it allowed me to majorly PR (i'm sure there were other factors, but that was the major change!)
Love that you're starting to see flexibility, I hope that will come for me soon too!

I do yoga maybe once a year when a friend drags me...

2014-02-17T05:52:50.096-07:00

I do yoga maybe once a year when a friend drags me to a class. I try to stretch after runs, but more often than not, I'll just stretch what feels tight and call it good.

I try to do yoga once a week at least, I do think ...

2014-02-16T20:26:20.134-07:00

I try to do yoga once a week at least, I do think it helps a lot with basically any ache or pain that the body has. Though recently I've started to get a little bored with yoga, it is indeed too slow, I need to go to more high energy classes I feel like. Though yoga is still valuable. My favorite poses are probably the harder one's to try - crow and side crow. Plank and side plank are also good to do.

Yoga is terrific for runners, I agree. I like the...

2014-02-16T14:17:50.283-07:00

Yoga is terrific for runners, I agree. I like the poses that help with my core. Plank on forearms, alternating knees almost to the ground, makes me feel strong and like I'm doing something useful.
Congrats on your newfound flexibility!

I decided to do a pilates video on my non running ...

2014-02-15T21:45:40.659-07:00

I decided to do a pilates video on my non running days this week but was so sore from the first try that I did a 60 mins yoga workout on my next non-run day. It was a little hard to get through but most of it felt amazing. Now I want to make sure I do yoga and pilates during the week. Just need to figure out a plan.

I don't do either on a regular basis, but know...

2014-02-15T21:41:58.528-07:00

I don't do either on a regular basis, but know I should. Pigeon is one of my favorite stretches to open up tight hips and quads though!

Oh I hate triangle pose! Like you I recently have ...

2014-02-15T14:54:03.521-07:00

Oh I hate triangle pose! Like you I recently have been able to touch the floor in triangle pose... but when it comes to twisting, aw hell naw! I love yoga though... it's benefited me enormously :)

I started practicing yoga back in August in an att...

2014-02-15T09:53:14.655-07:00

I started practicing yoga back in August in an attempt to get over my knee injury and I really think it's helped!! I ran 1.6 miles straight last Tuesday!! **knock on wood** no pain!! Congrats on getting your fingers to the floor in Triangle pose!! It's so fun to see progress!! :) Hope it continues to help in your healing!! :)