seconds and then do the pose with the other leg.Tadasana: The Benefits"This pose is about balance, concentration and calmness, and works your hip and knee joints" says Olga Allon, Director of Hot Bikram Yoga in London. "Runners may find that simply bending

If there was ever a pose to focus the mind of a runner, Tuladandasana (or balancing stick pose) is it. With four ten-second bursts of pulse-racing intensity, the pose often feels like 90 per cent mind : 10 per cent matter. Like most yoga postures

Welcome to posture three of the 26 postures in the Bikram yoga series. This blog is brought to you from the sunny surroundings of South Beach, Miami, where your intrepid reporter is researching Bikram as practised over the pond and running up

patience, concentration and a strong set of knees, which as a runner, you might not possess. Don't fret, however, you can build up to Toe Stand in stages, strengthening your knees as you go. If you've got tight hamstrings/ calves, take this pose slowly

and further until you can push with your arms enough so that they are fully locked at the elbow.Bhujingasana: The BenefitsOlga Allon, director of Hot Bikram Yoga in London says: "The main running-specific benefit of this pose is the strengthening

't fidget!Savasana: The BenefitsNumerous, according to Olga Allon, Director of Hot Bikram Yoga in London. "Taking the time to completely relax every single part of you – all your facial muscles, your body, your mind, your consciousness – is extremely

If you're short on time (or just impatient) and looking for a way to work out several parts of the body at once then Trikanasana, the Triangle pose, is your man (or woman. Yoga isn't sexist).As Olga Allon, owner of Hot Bikram Yoga, puts it: "It's a

of a super-pose when it comes to helping runners, says Olga Allon, Director and Head Teacher at Hot Bikram Yoga in London.'Runners know that their joints are one of the parts of the body that take the biggest pounding when running, especially on tarmac

Our first two blog posts introduced Bikram yoga, and now we're getting into the nitty-gritty of how the 26 specific postures in the Bikram sequence can improve your running performance.Practising yoga in the heat brings huge benefits

: The benefits'This posture really helps loosen up the lower back,' says Olga Allon, director of Hot Bikram Yoga in London. 'Having a flexible lower back actually helps make hamstring stretches easier. Two poses after Standing Bow comes a posture that will really