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The Runner's Guide to Yoga: A Practical Approach to Building Strength and Flexibility for Better Running (The Athlete's Guide)

The Runner’s Guide to Yoga: A Practical Approach to Building Strength and Flexibility for Better Running (The Athlete’s Guide)

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The Runner’s Guide to Yoga: A Practical Approach to Building Strength and Flexibility for Better Running (The Athlete’s Guide)

 

Yoga will make you a better runner.Millions of runners practice yoga daily because it cuts injuries and leads to more fluid, enjoyable running. In The Runner’s Guide to Yoga, Sage Rountree–America’s leading expert on yoga for athletes–shows you the poses and practices for stronger, healthier running. Filled with color photographs, clear instruction, and easy-to-follow routines, The Runner’s Guide to Yoga offers simple ways to make yoga a part of your everyday training, even if you have never set foot in a yoga studio. This practical guide highlights the routines that ease tightness in the hamstrings and hips, strengthen the core, build strength and flexibility throughout your body, and speed recovery from minor injuries. Rountree highlights over 100 key poses modeled by real runners and includes focused routines as well as key pre- and post-race yoga sequences. The Runner’s Guide to Yoga will complement your running every day, all season long. Discover how yoga can improve your running with

  • Dynamic warm-ups and cooldowns for your workouts
  • Poses that target typical trouble spots, such as hips, calves, and hamstrings
  • Self-tests to determine areas of weakness or imbalance
  • Breath and meditation exercises to sharpen mental focus

13 reviews for The Runner’s Guide to Yoga: A Practical Approach to Building Strength and Flexibility for Better Running (The Athlete’s Guide)

  1. Eben Bronfman
    October 14, 2021
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
    I am a Yoga teacher, I bought the book out of curiosity I also run -- it is a well done work and should be helpful to every runner!
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    Leila
    September 13, 2016
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great guide for a yogi who took up running
    I love the yoga focus of the book - on not striving and on moving mindfully. I took up running last year at age 54 and have been practicing yoga for...More
    I love the yoga focus of the book - on not striving and on moving mindfully. I took up running last year at age 54 and have been practicing yoga for about 14 years. This really helped me bring my yoga to running and gave some good sequences to balance the running movements.
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    E. Anders
    May 12, 2015
    Hilfreich …
    Gut geschrieben und ebenso bebildert, dass man es auch als Nicht-Muttersprachler verstehen kann.Hilfreich für Jogger, die ein 'Rundum-Sorglos-Paket' s...More
    Gut geschrieben und ebenso bebildert, dass man es auch als Nicht-Muttersprachler verstehen kann.
    Hilfreich für Jogger, die ein 'Rundum-Sorglos-Paket' suchen!
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    VELCRO MAN
    April 6, 2015
    ... was well thought out demo of the poses was good thought provoking for the aspiring youg
    THE content was well thought out demo of the poses was good thought provoking for the aspiring youg runners
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    runtymom
    October 3, 2014
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for anyone trying yoga for first time OR needing instruction on adapting poses.
    I bought this book to help me adjust or adapt some yoga poses to suit my very tight hamstrings from running and this book was extremely helpful in tha...More
    I bought this book to help me adjust or adapt some yoga poses to suit my very tight hamstrings from running and this book was extremely helpful in that regard. Nice clear explanations as to what will help for warm up, cool down, stretching, etc. Also information to let runners know what not to do in a certain pose and what to try to do in order to help problem areas. I cannot give enough credit to parts of this book that state don't let any yoga instructor tell you to do this, that or the other thing if it hurts. This isn't just good advice for runners or other athletes but everyone trying yoga. Really nice photography too showing how to do most poses and how to adapt them if you are unable to do them for any reason. Highly recommend this book!
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    E. A Lerner
    June 20, 2014
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for runners to learn about Yoga
    Does a nice job explaining what you need to learn to start using Yoga to assist your running. Best accompanied by a yoga video.
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    TrueReview
    July 4, 2013
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for runners
    Yoga allows stronger running with more flexibility. Allows quicker response to changes in terrain, specifically when trail running. I love that this a...More
    Yoga allows stronger running with more flexibility. Allows quicker response to changes in terrain, specifically when trail running. I love that this author gives poses and sequences specific to runners. Excellent book!
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    tech mom
    May 30, 2013
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    I have been a runner for only a year and I am still working on different things to improve my running. This book is great. I have been doing it in the...More
    I have been a runner for only a year and I am still working on different things to improve my running. This book is great. I have been doing it in the mornings and after runs. It has taken the burn out of my legs. A must have for a runner. I highly recommend it. Very well written and each pose has a picture for you.
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    konthebay
    May 11, 2013
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great stretches for yogi runners.
    I've been a runner for years and a recent yoga convert. This author presents several poses that help the hip flexors, knees and upper body, areas tha...More
    I've been a runner for years and a recent yoga convert. This author presents several poses that help the hip flexors, knees and upper body, areas that are always tough for runners. I've also found that the emphasis that yoga places on breathing has helped my running focus and concentration. A nice addition to my running.
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    Amy Campbell
    May 9, 2013
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
    I learned a lot from this book. I am a strong runner but needed more flexibility and this helped a lot.
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    S. M.
    December 13, 2012
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
    Haven't made it through it all yet, but do far very informative and easy to understand for the beginner yoga student. Excellent focus on common probl...More
    Haven't made it through it all yet, but do far very informative and easy to understand for the beginner yoga student. Excellent focus on common problems runners face with muscle imbalance and injuries.
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    Pam, co-creator of Indigo Sanctuary
    June 20, 2012
    5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing "Must Have Book" for all runners.
    "The Runner's Guide to Yoga" is an essential book for every runner. This is a book that you can reread many times and still learn something new and va...More
    "The Runner's Guide to Yoga" is an essential book for every runner. This is a book that you can reread many times and still learn something new and valuable each time. Chapter 8, entitled "Prevention and Correcting Overuse Injury" is currently my favorite chapter. As I work through the self tests in Chapter 8, I keep discovering new insights about my body as a runner and a yogini. As a result, my running and overall health has improved greatly. Sage's descriptions of the asanas make this book very enjoyable and easy to understand so that it is beneficial for all levels. I also greatly appreciate the fact that she incorporates yoga philosophy into the book.
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    Readsalot
    April 7, 2012
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great, useful book
    I'm surprised, with the high sales ranking on this book, that I am the first review! But glad to do it as I like this book a lot. It's full of very go...More
    I'm surprised, with the high sales ranking on this book, that I am the first review! But glad to do it as I like this book a lot. It's full of very good information for yogis who run at all stages, and for runners who want to do yoga. I have done yoga for 2 years, and wanted to start running.

    I think doing yoga helped my beginning running efforts succeed, but I did start having some minor issues after 2 weeks and so I bought this book (and a new pair of running shoes) and I did the warm up the other day, about 30 min before going out for my run, and everything was so much easier. Will use the after-running stretches for after-gardening and other activity as well. Generally, well written, well-illustrated, and very practical reference that addresses most topics the every day yogi-runner will need to know.
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