Yoga for Bikers

After biking, I often do some yoga to help stretch out sore muscles. And even though it seems a little obvious, it had never really occurred to me that yoga is also great training for riding. Yoga helps with flexibility, strength and especially balance, which is crucial for staying on a bike. I definitely can use a little help with that! The bruised knee and shin I got on Saturday are due entirely to lack of balancing skill. I suppose I could just invest in some shin guards, but I think I really need to get this balance thing worked out at some point.

Here are some great tips for using your yoga practice to benefit your biking:

• Yoga for Cyclists from Yoga Journal
• A Yoga Sequence for Cyclist
• Five Reasons Why Yoga Will Make You a Better Rider from iYogaLife
• Yoga 4 Cycling (PDF)

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