And, if so, have you found it beneficial?
I do, once a week. I doubt it provides any direct S/B/R benefit, but I do find that after a hard week of training, a good quality yoga session helps my body feel a bit looser and more relaxed.
Local studio does a 5 buck happy hour friday evenings, It is supposed to be hot, it is more luke warm. Done it twice in the last month but have been out of town the other two. Will be going again this week.
She throws in a bunch of core stuff that can be brutal. GF goes with me, I’m the only guy… can’t complain.
I’m the only guy… can’t complain.
“Yoga would be a lot better if there were more sweaty dudes in my class and fewer fit women.” - No man ever
I do it 1-2x per week. I need to improve my hip flexibility due to ITBS and I like that it attempts to teach you better posture, balance control of muscles and body position. I consider it a longer term investment, similar to strength training. Hard ot say if there are clear results. But I like how I feel afterwards and i like the challenge of doing the position correctly.
I need to improve my hip flexibility due to ITBS
This is my main reason for thinking it’ll be helpful for me.
I do it every once in a while to keep my hips loose. I would do it more but do not have the time, for me I feel strength/core/balance work on things like bosu or swiss balls is enough
3x a week right after strength training.
After ITBS, Achilles issues, and a lingering rotator cuff misbehaving, I find yoga helps quite a bit for injury healing and prevention. You have to keep at it to see the benefits from my experience. I’ve been doing this on-off for 5-6 yrs now, and with the latest stretch, I’ve been on 3x a week for ~6 months. Easier to do in the off season, when I’m only flip-flopping with running. During Tri season, I may be down to 1-2x per week if Im lucky.
I do Heat Yoga sometimes, which can be more intense due to the level of profuse sweating, but usually just do Rodney Yee’s Conditioning for Athletes routine down in our exercise room after hitting the weights. I think when I retire someday, I’ll get into Yoga instruction.
My wife teaches yoga for a living. I probably do actual yoga about once a week, maybe less but she has always been able to work miracles with me for post race recovery especially when it comes to post-race stiffness after a long event.
I aim for a couple yoga sessions per week and do favourite poses on a daily basis. I doubt that it has any direct benefit for S/B/R in terms of strength, flexibility, etc. Yoga is usually the first session I cut if I’m too tired or lazy.
That said, I do find it beneficial. Training hard is stressful and I find yoga relaxing. I usually do it before bed, which I find can improve sleep quality. Yoga also provides the opportunity to practice mindfulness by checking in with your thoughts and body. It’s like a self-assessment that helps you identify physical aches, fatigue and stiffness, as well as your mental state. Being aware of all these factors is important to get the most out of your training and stay healthy.
Yes, I’ve found warm yoga to be beneficial. After turning 55, everything hurts a lot more than it used to, especially in my joints.
Hip flexibility is improved and I avoid having to take Advil like it’s candy in order to train. Pain avoidance is a primary motivator taking me to yoga.
Yes do Hot Yoga, it’s awesome. Plan to do it 1-2x a week during Winter months to help with flexibility.
Yes do Hot Yoga, it’s awesome. Plan to do it 1-2x a week during Winter months to help with flexibility.
I’m not a big fan of hot yoga. The classes tend to be the same every time, you get dehydrated, and you risk injury from overstretching.
you get dehydrated.
Drink water?
Yes do Hot Yoga, it’s awesome. Plan to do it 1-2x a week during Winter months to help with flexibility.
I’m not a big fan of hot yoga. The classes tend to be the same every time, you get dehydrated, and you risk injury from overstretching.
I believe there is a specific type of yoga practice that is done hot and is exactly the same positions in the same order every time, possibly this is what you experienced?
The one I went to only twice now was different both times. My GF has been probably 10 times and she said it was different each one. The first time I was pouring sweat so much I was slipping on my mat, forgot a towel the second time to prevent it but the move were different enough, and further from the heater, that I barely broke a sweat.
Separately, interesting that everyone here is noting they they do it specifically for hip “issues” when my GF has the opposite problem and has to back off because it causes her some issues. Forget what problem she has medically, something about ability to over extend the joint, but the yoga makes it worse and she has to pick and chose which positions she does.
I had a really bad IT issue about four years ago. After PT and six months of rest I started once a week yoga class (Vinyasa Flow) and a series of hip stretches a couple of times a week. I’ve also increased my flexibility through the hips which was hopeless and is now just dismal.
Yes do Hot Yoga, it’s awesome. Plan to do it 1-2x a week during Winter months to help with flexibility.
I’m not a big fan of hot yoga. The classes tend to be the same every time, you get dehydrated, and you risk injury from overstretching.
I believe there is a specific type of yoga practice that is done hot and is exactly the same positions in the same order every time, possibly this is what you experienced?
Bikram yoga is what most people are referring to when they say hot yoga, that’s the practice that has the same poses every time, usually done twice through. Everything else is just yoga in a hot room.
Correct. Bikram is what I was referring to.
you get dehydrated.
Drink water?
Why bother putting myself behind the curve when it comes to dehydration for the sake of a yoga class that gives me no additional training benefit compared to doing a normal yoga class?
Yup, I did bikram twice a week when I was racing regularly, found it helpful for recovery, flexibility and being more comfortable training/racing in hot and humid conditions. Started doing it again recently mainly for flexibility where I don’t race anymore.