Yoga for Athletes

This yoga workout is designed to enhance your performance not only on the slopes, but in all the sports you do. This routine will lengthen major muscles in the legs such as, hamstrings, quadriceps and psoas. As well, this workout will open your shoulders, aiming to create overall balance.

Exercises

Set 1: 1 round

Child's Pose

30 seconds

Rhomboid Opener

30 seconds

Bird Dog

45 seconds

Set 2: 3 rounds

Downward Facing Dog

30 seconds

Yoga Plank

45 seconds

Cobra

30 seconds

Modified Chaturanga

40 seconds

Set 3: 1 round

Right Half Split

30 seconds

Right Lunge Easy Twist

30 seconds

Right High Lunge with Clasped Hands

30 seconds

Left High Lunge with Clasped Hands

30 seconds

Left Lunge Easy Twist

30 seconds

Left Half Split

30 seconds

Set 4: 1 round

Downward Facing Dog

45 seconds

Left Pike Side Twists

40 seconds

Right Pike Side Twists

40 seconds

Set 5: 1 round

Right High Lunge

30 seconds

Knee Raise to Right Warrior 3

30 seconds

Left High Lunge

30 seconds

Knee Raise to Left Warrior 3

30 seconds

Set 6: 1 round

Right Warrior 2

30 seconds

Right Modified Side Angle

30 seconds

Right Triangle

30 seconds

Right Warrior 2

30 seconds

Left Warrior 2

30 seconds

Left Modified Side Angle

30 seconds

Left Triangle

30 seconds

Left Warrior 2

30 seconds

Set 7: 1 round

Downward Facing Dog with Right Leg Raise

30 seconds

Right Modified Pyramid

30 seconds

Left Modified Pyramid

30 seconds

Downward-Facing Dog with Left Leg Raise

30 seconds

Set 8: 1 round

Right IT Band Stretch

30 seconds

Left IT Band Stretch

30 seconds

Downward Facing Dog

40 seconds

Dolphin Dog

30 seconds

Set 9: 1 round

Half Frog Pose

45 seconds

Locust

30 seconds

Yoga Bridge

45 seconds

Floor Knee to Chest Stretch

30 seconds

Set 10: 1 round

Right Half Pigeon

40 seconds

Left Half Pigeon

40 seconds

Set 11: 1 round

Wide Right Leg Stretch

30 seconds

Wide Left Leg Stretch

30 seconds

Happy Baby

30 seconds

Corpse

1 minute

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