HOW CAN YOGA HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER ATHLETE?

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HOW CAN YOGA HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER ATHLETE?
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• Yoga is known for benefits that include stress
  reduction, mental focus and reduced back pain,
  among many others. Most athletes push their
  bodies to the edge and consistent yoga practice
  can contribute to improvements in strength,
  mobility, balance and concentration.

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• Both physiological benefits and mental rewards
  support performance and allow athletes to handle
  mental and emotional demands of a tough training
  day and competition.
• Here are more details on a few of the perks of
  yoga for athletes

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• Routine and consistent practice of various yoga
  poses can help build strength and improve lean
  muscle mass. Other physical workouts are vital in
  protecting your joints and spine. Yoga helps
  strengthen all of the little stabilizing muscles
  that people tend to miss.

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• Yoga helps improve coordination and balance.
  This is important for an athlete to have ease of
  control to body movement which can result in
  better techniques.

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• Yoga also improves joint and muscular
  flexibility. Athletes in sports that require
  swinging action can greatly benefit from
  practicing yoga. Not only that it helps prevent
  injury, it increases flexibility and ease of
  movement for better performance.

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• Yoga also helps athletes recover after
  injuries and losses. The meditative portion of
  the yoga sessions has huge ephemeral benefits. It
  can help change your way of thinking and approach
  to everything in life. The mind is a mysterious
  contraption and sometimes could be an enemy,
  constantly influencing us with negative signals.

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• Yoga is a mind-body practice incorporating
  morality, self-discipline, physical postures,
  breathing exercises, control of the senses, inner
  awareness and concentration, meditation, and
  openness to the infinite. Constant practice will
  result in better sleep, increased flexibility,
  strength, weight loss, a refreshing optimism and
  faith in.

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• At PIES we are focused on ensuring that you
  have the best Yoga Experience in Northern
  Virginia.
• We have various beginner yoga and senior yoga
  programs and classes at our yoga studio in
  Alexandria Virginia, please give us a call at
  703-887-9574 to schedule your class.