Iyengar yoga for runners

Iyengar yoga can be a helpful complement to other forms of exercise, for example runners!

Running can place strain on the feet, knees, hamstrings, lower back and the body in general. In an Iyengar yoga class, we look at aligning the body, strengthening muscles, and increasing flexibility, which can reduce the risk of injuries associated with running and potentially improve performance.

Iyengar yoga can be an effective way to recover from injuries, either in a therapy class or even in a general class if the injury is not too physically limiting. 
 

"I initiated a yoga practice while training for a marathon, and soon discovered I had held all my weight on my right leg for the first 25 years of my life. I found that my hips weren’t aligned, causing the nagging knee pain I was getting on long runs. Yoga cultivated my awareness, allowing me to diagnose the problem, and help treat it and prevent further damage." (You can read this full article on yoga and running at Runners World)

"It has the unique ability to evenly distribute pressure and power by balancing the body with the mind. It teaches how to correctly align the right and left frontiers of the body, the arms, the legs and torso, muscles, tissues, joints, ligaments, fibres and cartilages, preventing physical disharmony."  Quote from the book:  "Yoga for Sports - A journey towards health and healing" BKS Iyengar