Iyengar Yoga For Runners – Weekly Intermediate Class 68

Join To Start Course

Focus

This class has been made in response to a number of requests from people wanting a sequence of yoga poses that will benefit runners. It targets each of the main muscle groups that tend to be affected by running and jogging.

The class starts with poses that help to release and lengthen your hamstrings. It them systematically works through calf lengthening poses, poses for the adductor/groin region, poses for the psoas and quadriceps, the gluteals, and the iliotibial band. Some poses that help to release your lower back are also included at the end of the class. This sequence will be well suited to athletes and joggers, or anyone wanting to systematically stretch the main muscle groups associated with running.

Key Poses

utthita hasta padangusthasana, eka pada rajakapotasana, supta padangusthasana

Equipment

Mat, chair, blanket, 2 blocks, belt

Next Up Lessons

303
Start Class
Intermediate
55 Min

Adding Inversions To Restorative Poses – Weekly Intermediate Class 67

304
Start Class
Intermediate
55 Min

Adding Inversions to Backbends – Weekly Intermediate Class 66

305
Start Class
Intermediate
55 Min

Adding Inversions to Forward Bends & Twists – Weekly Intermediate Class 65

306
Start Class
Intermediate
55 Min

Adding Inversions To Standing Poses – Weekly Intermediate Class 64

307
Start Class
Intermediate
35 Min

Chaturanga Dandasana & Surya Namaskar – Weekly Intermediate Class 63

308
Start Class
Intermediate
55 Min

Yoga Poses To Relieve Stress – Weekly Intermediate Class 62

309
Start Class
Intermediate
55 Min

Introducing Backbends – Weekly Intermediate Class 61

310
Start Class
Intermediate
55 Min

Forward Bends and Twists – Weekly Intermediate Class 60

311
Start Class
Intermediate
50 Min

Yoga Poses For Healthy Knees – Weekly Intermediate Class 59

312
Start Class
Intermediate
50 Min

Yoga Poses for Tight Glutes and Hips – Weekly Intermediate Class 58

313
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Sirsasana and Sarvangasana – Weekly Intermediate Class 57

314
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Standing Shoulder Poses – Weekly Intermediate Class 56

315
Start Class
Intermediate
35 Min

Kneeling Shoulder Poses – Weekly Intermediate Class 55

316
Start Class
Intermediate
35 Min

Reclining Shoulder Poses – Weekly Intermediate Class 54

317
Start Class
Intermediate
35 Min

Seated Twists – Weekly Intermediate Class 53

318
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Forward Bends For Stiff Bodies – Weekly Intermediate Class 52

319
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Backbends in 30 Minutes – Weekly Intermediate Class 51

320
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Bridge Pose Three Ways – Weekly Intermediate Class 50

321
Start Class
Intermediate
50 Min

Iyengar Yoga For Lower Back Pain – Weekly Intermediate Class 49

322
Start Class
Intermediate
45 Min

Forward Bending Fundamentals – Weekly Intermediate Class 48

323
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Standing Poses in 30 minutes – Weekly Intermediate Class 47

324
Start Class
Intermediate
25 Min

Relaxation in 25 Minutes – Weekly Intermediate Class 46

325
Start Class
Intermediate
35 Min

Backbend Foundations – Weekly Intermediate Class 45

326
Start Class
Intermediate
20 Min

Chair Twists in 20 Minutes – Weekly Intermediate Class 44

327
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Handstand and Headstand – Weekly Intermediate Class 43

328
Start Class
Intermediate
35 Min

Sun Salutes And Abdominals – Weekly Intermediate Class 42

329
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Ardha Chandrasana In Stages – Weekly Intermediate Class 41

330
Start Class
Intermediate
55 Min

Gentle Class For Lower Back And Shoulders – Weekly Intermediate Class 40

331
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Four Basic Backbends – Weekly Intermediate Class 39

332
Start Class
Intermediate
35 Min

Knees and Standing Forward Bends – Weekly Intermediate Class 38

333
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Legs And Abdominals – Weekly Intermediate Class 37

334
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Restorative Yoga Poses – Weekly Intermediate Class 36

335
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Basic Backbends – Weekly Intermediate Class 35

336
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Standing Forward Bends – Weekly Intermediate Class 34

337
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Express Standing Poses III – Weekly Intermediate Class 33

338
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Standing, Forward Bends And Twists – Weekly Intermediate Class 32

339
Start Class
Intermediate
50 Min

Hips, Wrists And Abdominals – Weekly Intermediate Class 31

340
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Headstand And Chair Shoulderstand – Weekly Intermediate Class 30

341
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Backbends And Inversions – Weekly Intermediate Class 29

342
Start Class
Intermediate
45 Min

Chair Forward Bends And Twists – Weekly Intermediate Class 28

343
Start Class
Intermediate
50 Min

Standing Poses In 50 Minutes – Weekly intermediate Class 27

344
Start Class
Intermediate
35 Min

Yoga Poses For Stiff Shoulders II – Weekly Intermediate Class 26

345
Start Class
Intermediate
50 Min

Ujjayi And Viloma Pranayama – Weekly Intermediate Class 25

346
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Urdhva Dhanurasana With A Chair – Weekly Intermediate Class 24

347
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Forward Bends For Stiff Bodies – Weekly Intermediate Class 23

348
Start Class
Intermediate
45 Min

Standing Poses In 45 Minutes – Weekly Intermediate Class 22

349
Start Class
Intermediate
45 Min

Hamstrings And Adductors – Weekly Intermediate Class 21

350
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutes) – Weekly Intermediate Class 20

351
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

Four Key Inversions – Weekly Intermediate Class 19

352
Start Class
Intermediate
30 Min

How To Do A Headstand – Weekly Intermediate Class 18

353
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

How To Work Your Legs In Backbends – Weekly Intermediate Class 17

354
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Keeping The Chest Open In Forward Bends – Weekly Intermediate Class 16

355
Start Class
Intermediate
40 Min

Warrior III And Other Standing Poses – Weekly Intermediate Class 15

356
Start Class
Intermediate
35 Min

Yoga Poses For Stiff Shoulders – Weekly Intermediate Class 14

357
Start Class
Intermediate
60 Min

Yoga Poses To Relieve Stress – Weekly Intermediate Class 13

358
Start Class
Intermediate
50 Min

Standing Poses, Abs And Leg Stretches – Weekly Intermediate Class 12

Comments