SPORTS YOGA

What is Sports Yoga 

Sports yoga helps improve flexibility, mobility and strength while reducing the risk of injury.

It supports performance, balance and recovery through functional movement, breathwork and targeted stretching. 

I hold a specialist qualification in Sports Yoga, held by only a small number of teachers, and was trained by Sarah Ramsden, former yoga teacher for Manchester United. 

Why Is Sports Yoga Different

Sports yoga combines postures with sports-specific stretches to target key muscle groups in different activities. Sessions are designed for pre- or post-training, focusing on recovery, improving mobility, injury prevention, and enhancing performance. Routines can be adapted to fit any schedule and last anywhere from 20 minutes up to an hour, making them an easy and practical addition to any training plan.

Traditional yoga often emphasises relaxation and meditation, and classes are usually 1–1.5 hours long.

Who Is It For

Sportspeople, whether you're preparing for the London Marathon, tackling your first sportive, or training for an Ironman. Group sessions or one-to-one classes can be booked to suit your training needs.

 Benefits of Sports Yoga

In Sports Yoga, we aim to develop and rebalance three key areas: stability, strength, and flexibility. This will enable:

• Improve movement patterns 

• Skeletal and Muscle balance and alignment

• Improved stride length in appropriate sports

• Reduced injury and improved recovery times from injury

Some injuries in sports are unavoidable.  The intention behind sports yoga is primarily to help reduce the effects of chronic injury and improve recovery.

What To Expect

We follow a similar structure or order to any exercise session, generally along the following lines:

• Warm up the body 

• Strength and Stability exercises

• Gliding and Flexibility exercises

• A short cooldown/relaxation to finish