Since I had to recently alter my Flying Pig Marathon training plan and take a week off from running in order to do some healing on my IT band, I decided to fill my run time with yoga. Particularly yoga that focuses on stretching my hips and IT band.
After a quick “best online yoga videos” search, I came across this article on Livestrong.com. The ‘yoga for athletes’ series on YogaVibes.com caught my eye and I went to check it out. After seeing that they have a free 15-day trial, I realized how perfect this would be for me. With only 20 days left before my 2nd marathon, this would be perfect to tie me over.
And if I don’t cancel my membership at the end of 15 days, I will start being charged $20 per month. That’s not too shabby considering I’m currently paying $15 per class. This would allow me to do more than one yoga class each week!
This afternoon I opted for a 72-minute outer hip and IT band focused vinyasa flow class in the Yoga for Athletes series. It was just what I needed!
I took my computer out to our Florida room and set it on a small table a couple of feet ahead of my yoga mat.
Here’s a screenshot of what the video looked like full screen:
Outer Hip and IT Band class from Sage Rountree's Yoga for Athletes Series on YogaVibes.com
The teacher, Sage Rountree, was great! I liked that she was a runner that started yoga for it’s benefits to long distance runners. She did a great job of explaining and showing poses and a couple of times she corrected posture for someone in the class and I realized I needed to correct my posture too. It almost felt like I was in the room with them!
My hips and IT band feel amazing and I’m currently ridin’ that yoga high.
As the days progress, I’ll let you know how I enjoy additional classes in the Yoga for Athletes series.
Have you ever taken an online yoga class? Which one? How did you like it (or not)?
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