Until you have plantar fasciitis or achilles tendonitis, how often do you love on your feet and lower legs? Everyone looks down. We get it. Your feet, while being your entire foundation and hitting the ground 80 to 100 times per minute on average when you run, are incredibly easy to ignore. Until they’re not.
Time to balance your foundation!
Read MoreYou asked for it! Yoga every day. The challenge is on and we are here to support you every day. This week you’ll hit key videos from the new Start Here video collection.
Read MoreWhen you can roll into mile 26 with your posture still strong, lung capacity optimized, and arms swinging — even when you’re beyond tired — just think of the PRs!
Read More“I didn't know it when I set the goal, but I've come to realize that aiming for Olympic gold was just an excuse. What gives me joy is finding that delicate edge—between fatigue and failure, between load and recovery—and walking along it for as long as possible. I get to play that game every day in training, and that's what keeps it fun.”
– Michaela Copenhaver
Follow Michaela’s Olympic Dreams!
Read MoreRunning isn’t bad for your knees. But overstressed, unstable knees are bad for your running.
Use yoga to optimize hip balance and knee tracking — in order to align your stride for happier, healthier knees over the long haul.
Read MoreMarathoner problem number 3: hip imbalances. 27% of marathoners who answered our survey reported piriformis pain. Others reported weak hips, hip pain, and tight hips. Get the plan to use yoga to mobilize and stabilize your hips.
Read MoreMarisa Hird has been chasing the OTQ for 11 years. She put it on the shelf when she had her first baby in October 2018. Or so she thought. But after her baby boy was born, she found herself still wanting to push that limit in the marathon. So she went for it. And spoiler alert, MADE IT! Read on to meet Marissa and learn how she used yoga to qualify for the Trials.
Read MoreOn October 6, 2019 Carrie Mack lined up at the Twin City Marathon and took 8 minutes off her new PR and snagged the “A” standard to run the Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta on February 29th. That means she ran a sub 2:37 (2:36:36) and USATF is paying her way to the starting line where she’ll contend for a possible Olympic spot. Top three go to Tokyo!
Meet Carrie and find out how she uses yoga to show up at her best.
Read MoreHamstrings 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.
Read MoreWe 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!
Read MoreActivate your glutes. Athletes hear it all the time. But when your glutes are weak, it can be hard to turn them on and use them. If you aren’t able to do this you can't effectively strengthen your glutes. This cycle is a common athlete problem that increases injury risk and decreases performance.
Read MoreAthletes everywhere are taking stock of 2019 and making goals for the New Year. We’re gleaning inspiration from the Athletes for Yoga Pros — here’s their look back at the highs, lessons, mantras, and more from 2019 + their look ahead to 2020 goals and how they’ll use yoga to get there!
Read MoreA restorative practice for the last day of the year. This meditation will help you let go of anything that didn't go "right" and ease any lingering tension. Relax, recover, grow. Let go.
Read MoreDon’t do yoga this year. Seriously. Find out why.
Read MoreIt has been a big year for Athletes for Yoga.
This year we leaned into what feels like the only way forward, and that’s a bigger commitment to athletes. The result was a complete rebrand, relaunch, and revamp of our offering, video platform, site, everything. And you showed up big — moving platforms, leading by example, using the yoga.
We’ve done a lot this year, individually and collectively — heart and hustle are top of mind. Thank you! Hit the A4Y Journal to relive the 2019 highlights!
Gratitude reframes everything. When we’re thankful to our bodies for the work they do, we more readily prioritize recovery and absorb the benefits. When we thank ourselves for showing up, any disappointments are diminished. When we are grateful for the people around us, we feel supported. How do you use gratitude in your training and competition? Get inspired by the Athletes for Yoga Pro Team.
Read MoreYou’ve seen it in our tagline, but it’s time to have our name truly reflect our mission. We are Athletes for Yoga. But this is more than a name and logo refresh — we have moved to a new and hugely improved video platform, making it easier than ever to use yoga anytime, anywhere (even offline) to become a more balanced, resilient, and powerful athlete.
Read MoreStephanie Violett is always dishing up the real food we (and our bodies) crave. If fall has you wanting to spend more cozy time at home and in the kitchen, Steph has the recipes for you! These real food recipes will load you up with the nutrients you need to stay healthy and fueled as the cold and marathon season gear up.
Read MoreWe’re back in the kitchen with Stephanie Violett, Athlete for Yoga, ultra-runner extrodinaire and PhD in Nutrition and Exercise Science. This time she’s showing us one of her staple meals. It’s so easy to make packs a serious nutritional punch!
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