Yoga for Runners: How to Integrate Yoga into Your Training Regimen. Our Interview with Sage Rountree

sage rountree yoga for runnersYou’ve undoubtedly heard about the benefits of yoga for runners. It increases flexibility, improves power and strength, and can help keep you healthy and mentally focused for your important races.

But how the heck do you implement it in your training? Should you do it after hard runs, easy runs, what type of yoga should you do, what about hot yoga, and is it just another one of “little things” you need to make time for?

Whew, that was a lot of questions.

Luckily, we landed a coveted interview with the foremost experts on yoga for runners and athletes, Sage Rountree.

Sage is an internationally renowned Yoga teacher and writer for athletes. Her students range from casual runners to Olympians and she’s written for RunnersWorld, Endurance Magazine and USA Triathlon. To say she’s an expert doesn’t do her experience and depth of knowledge justice.

We’re very excited to have Sage on our show today to teach you everything you need to know about adding yoga to your training. Here’s a brief recap of what we covered:

  • The different types of yoga and how each can, and should, be implemented within your training. For example, hot yoga is great for the off season, but restorative yoga is more beneficial in the last few weeks of your training.
  • Just like strength work, yoga needs to compliment your running schedule and progress as you get closer to your goal race. Sage outlines exactly what your yoga schedule should look like during the off season, at the start of your training, and during the taper.
  • Sage discusses the specific yoga poses and styles that can help compliment your weaknesses, from increasing hip flexibility to increasing power and strength.
  • Sage’s three favorite routines for runners who are short on time and only have 10-15 minutes available for yoga.

Personally, I learned a ton and I can’t wait to implement yoga into my training routine. Please let us know if you plan to add yoga into your training after hearing this interview.

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