My long lost days of cross country running back in high school, taught me to always “stretch it out” before and after a run. Since then, I’ve not continued running but have always tried to keep stretching before and after mountain biking and snowboarding. Recently we’ve had a chance to review a great video sent to us from Peggy Hall called Yoga for Board Sports

We found this video easy to watch and follow. It is accessible for someone like me who has never done yoga - but always thought “ya, maybe I’ll give it a shot sometime”. This video has inspired me to start following this before and after ride routine (or parts of it at least).

What I like is that this is yoga designed to be exclusive for board sports and the stretches are tailored to mimic those you would actually be doing while in action. The segments are demonstrated to help you see how the move(position) would come to life while participating in any board sport.

It was helpful to see male and female demonstrations, so you are getting to see varied adaptations of the description.  There are also visuals of surfing and snowboarding(which I especially liked) in between the demonstrations, which helped further the connection.

Peggy’s voice is calm, fluid, consistent, clear and informative with background music that is relaxing and not at all a distraction. She explains that yoga is not about executing the perfect pose, rather-becoming more aware and taking from the stretches what you need to improve your riding. Another important point being that you may think you’re not flexible enough to do it, but don’t be concerned-it’s about becoming more focused on your sport.

Yoga for Board Sports is a consistent way to keep yourself in shape when there is down time between trips to the hill, trails or water. I can also see the benefit of using this yoga to stay in shape and get back into a routine after an injury.

Yoga for Board Sports is a regular routine that keeps your muscles fluid for jumps, tricks and boarding; overall it’s awesome!

Stay Limber!
Tim