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Yoga for Runners: Live webchat and a brilliant offer

By Alice Palmer on in Health

Quiz Bikram expert Olga Allon live in the forums today

This lunchtime (1-2pm) we're joined in the forum by Olga Allon, the founder of Hot Bikram Yoga studios. She'll be on board to answer any questions you have about practising yoga - how you can fit it in with your training, what it can do to relieve specific injuries ... ...

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Yoga for Runners: Position 21 - Ustrasana

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Ustrasana - or camel pose - has nothing to do with having humps, trekking through the desert or indeed, being raced as a quirky alternative to horses. It does have a lot to do with reversing the 'keyboard slump' that we develop in our desk-based culture: camel is the deepest back-bend ...

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Yoga for Runners: Position 20 - Ardha Kurmasana

By Alexandra Rees on in Health

Face on the floor, bum in the air; feeling a bit like a wally... As ungainly as this posture can seem – the English name 'half tortoise' doesn’t do it any favours – it’s actually one of the most relaxing and energising postures of the Bikram series. Ardha Kurmasana stretches the ...

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Yoga for Runners: Position 19 - Supta Vajrasana

By Kerry McCarthy on in Health

This may look like a bendy person just lying down – and I suppose that's what it is – but manoeuvring yourself into Supta Vajrasana pose (or Fixed Firm Pose) is a lot easier said than done. It’s unlikely that, unless you’re extremely flexible, you’ll be able to pull this ...

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Yoga for Runners: Position 18 - Dhanurasana

By Alexandra Rees on in Health

Dhanurasana in English means 'floor bow', a name which lends itself to the cliche of yoga being about tying yourself in to knots in the name of exercise. Though of course by now you know that's not true! Dhanurasana marks the end of the spine-stretching and strengthening section of the floor ...

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Yoga for Runners: Position 17 - Poorna Salabhasana

By Kerry McCarthy on in Health

So last time we had you all doing the locust. Well here's the thing. It was only partial. This time you’ll be doing the Full Locust – and no, it isn’t a weird dance from the Rocky Horror Show. It involves lifting both your legs AND arms from the ground ...

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Yoga for Runners: Position 16 - Salabhasana

By Alexandra Rees on in Health

Salabhasana (Sanskrit for Locust) is a short, intense posture, done first lifting one leg, then the other and, finally, both legs together. It's part of the spine-strengthening sequence of a Bikram class, designed to work each part of your spine independently. Salabhasana: Step by Step 1. Lie on the floor, face down. ...

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Yoga for Runners: Position 15 - Bhujingasana

By Kerry McCarthy on in Health

If you've ever been to a gym class and done the cool down stretching afterwards you may already be familiar with the Bhujingasana, which is Sanskrit for Cobra pose. As with all the Bikram poses it has multiple benefits, including relieving back pain, combating slipped or herniated discs, lessening the ... ...

Yoga for Runners: Position 14 - Pavanamuktasana

By Alexandra Rees on in Health

Before we get down to the serious yoga business, let's get something out of the way. Translated into English from Sanskrit, Pavanamuktasana means ‘wind removing’. Cue sniggering, giggling and snorts of laughter from the back row. Whilst it’s indeed designed to remove wind, I’ve yet to attend a class where this ...

Yoga for Runners: Position 13 - Savasana

By Kerry McCarthy on in Health

If there's one pose that every single beginner fancies their chances at mastering with little effort it's Savasana. Sanskrit for 'Death Pose', it essentially involves, um, playing dead essentially. It's the halfway point of the 26 poses and signals the change over from the standing sequence to the seated. To someone ...