Hamstrings often become tight, dry, and stuck together due to weak glutes (forcing these supporting muscles to compensate and do more work than they’re engineered for) and honestly, because we sit. A lot.

That combined with the fact that common stretching tactics like being hyper focused on touching the ground with straight legs, or throwing your leg up and yanking on those tissues with a strap are more likely to injure your hamstrings than increase the flexibility and fluidity needed for optimal function — and running.

Let’s unstiffen those hammies! And guess what? It doesn't matter if you EVER touch your toes.

We asked for your biggest marathon problems. Coming in number 1: weak glutes. No surprise there! Weak glutes — specifically, sleepy glute max — is at the root of some of the most prevalent and avoidable chain reaction imbalances.

We have your full plan to use yoga — from cross-training to pre-run warm ups — to effectively isolate, activate, and strengthen that booty. You'll optimize your stride AND avoid imbalance and injury as the miles stack up. 

Marathoners have problems. Even more problems than constantly signing up for an event that literally killed its first participant. Imbalance can derail even the best training block, and marathoners know all too well that riding the line between fit and frazzled becomes thinner and thinner as peak weeks approach.

Over the next two months we’ll unpack marathoners’ biggest problems and show you how use yoga to solve them and become a more balanced, resilient, and powerful runner so you toe the line healthy and eager to race — and ready to crush your goals!