Yoga Makes Good Athletes Better - YogaWorks Offers Yoga for Athletes Workshop

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Yoga Makes Good Athletes Better - YogaWorks Offers Yoga for Athletes Workshop

Endurance Athlete and Coach Sage Rountree Presents Workshop for Athletes

February 7, 2008 - New York, NY - YogaWorks is pleased to present a workshop "Yoga for Athletes with Sage Rountree" on Saturday, February 9 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Rountree is a Registered Yoga Teacher, a USA Triathlon and USA Cycling certified coach, and author of The Athlete's Guide to Yoga (VeloPress). This three-hour workshop, appropriate for all levels of yoga and athletic experience, will introduce poses to increase flexibility, especially in the hips and hamstrings. The workshop will explore sport-specific core strengthening and balancing poses and will examine yoga as mental training.

Yoga for Athletes with Sage Rountree
Saturday, February 9 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Cost:
$50 in advance
$60 at door

Tightness in the hips, hamstrings, and around joints can hamper fluid motion and interfere with every activity. Over time, inflexibility invites overuse injuries, often in the form of IT band syndrome, sciatica, patellar tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, or shin splints and stress fractures. Yoga can help you avoid injury while building flexibility, strength, and balance. In addition, yoga's emphasis on form and breath will translate to increased efficiency and focus in your sport.

In this three-hour workshop, we'll learn poses to increase flexibility, especially in the hips and hamstrings. We'll spend some time cultivating core strength and playing with balance, and we'll examine yoga as mental training, learning how incorporating this ancient approach can make us better athletes. Practicing the poses and techniques you'll learn in this session for as little as five minutes following your workouts will increase your flexibility, core strength, stability, and physical and mental endurance, while lowering your recovery time and risk of injury.

For more information and reservations, please call YogaWorks at 212.647.9642.

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