STRETCH IT OUT

Feel the difference in your running after doing these deep stretching yoga poses.

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If you run regularly, doing some form of stretching or yoga between your training sessions is a good idea. But not just any kind of stretching – focus on your quads, glutes, IT bands (iliotibial bands), hamstrings and hip flexors, as these muscles can get quite tight from running. Stretching helps to release the built-up tension, unlock mobility in your joints, and improve flexibility, which gives you a bigger and easier range of motion. Look forward to that light, limitless feeling with every stride. For your cross-training days and post-run stretching, True Yoga instructor Rohit Mistry shares the most effective yoga poses to do. He even provides modifications for each move, so no matter how stiff you are, you will be able to get a good stretch.…

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Shape Singapore (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2018

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