Part XVI · Yoga routines
Pre-Run Yoga · 01
Before a run · 5 min
The sequence
Half sun salutations
- 01Mountain15 s
- 02Upward Salute15 s
Inhale, arms extended overhead.
- 03
Exhale and fold.
- 04Halfway Lift15 s
Inhale, flat back, gaze just past the toes.
- 01
Forward and back
- 05Crescent LungeAlternate sides · 110 s
Right foot forward, left foot back and long. Back heel lifted high, toes tucked. Sink the hips down and forward until the front knee is over or past the toes — that travel is the stretch. Step the back foot forward and stand tall in Mountain, then the left foot forward. Keep alternating through Mountain.
- 06Mountain10 s
Stand tall, then step the feet wide.
- 05
- 07Side LungeAlternate sides · 2 min
Shift over the right leg, left leg straight and that foot flat on the floor, then over the left. Alternate side to side; both feet stay grounded the whole way across.
- 07
- 08
Walk the feet in and rise to stand tall.
- 08
From the book
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