Yoga for Athletes: Strength, Flexibility, and Focus

For all levels of athletic or yoga experience.

Athletes are often turned off by yoga because it seems too hard, too easy, or out of sync with their training. Triathlete, coach, and yoga teacher Sage Rountree demystifies yoga and explains exactly how it fits with training and competition. Yoga’s emphasis on form, focus, and breath will translate to increased efficiency and enjoyment in your sport and your life.

In this weekend workshop, you will learn poses to increase your range of motion and flexibility, especially in the hips and hamstrings. You’ll spend time cultivating sport-specific core strength and balance, examine yoga as mental training, and learn how incorporating yoga’s approach to mind-body integration can make you a better athlete.

Discover how to include yoga in your annual training plan, choosing sequences to complement training in- and off-season. Practicing the poses and techniques taught in this workshop will increase your flexibility, core strength, stability, balance, and physical and mental endurance, while lowering your recovery time and risk of injury.

Recommended reading Sage Rountree, The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga (VeloPress).

Note Bring running gear if you’d like to join Sage for a run on Saturday and Sunday mornings.