Yoga for Runners, by Christine Felstead, Human Kinetics, 248 pages, 21.95.
Flexibility is one of the pillars of good health and the more active your lifestyle the greater the need for a proper stretching regime.
Every activity places specific demands on the body. For runners, a single mile can mean up to 1,000 impacts with the ground as a force of two to three times your body weight is felt throughout your muscles, joints and bones.
The combination of yoga and running seems like a match made in fitness heaven. Christine Felstead begins with a basic introduction to yoga and then expands upon how it will be helpful to your running.
From individual stretches to sequences that are designed to involve every muscle, the impact of yoga will be apparent very quickly. Felstead provides specific yoga poses to address a variety of flexibility issues and injuries. From ankles and knees through to your upper back there are ways to improve your flexibility and each one is presented with photographs and detailed descriptions.
There is an enormous amount of information here and techniques that allow you to start off slowly then gradually increase the degree of difficulty.
