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 standin...

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 bit of wonder stretch. It works...

Want better sex? Relax, we're not spamming you with a dodgy 'herbal viagra' offer. It's actually the next pose in the Bikram sequence which could boost your sex life and more besides.Garudasana, or the Eagle Pose, is the only posture that opens up the 14 largest joints in the ske...

So here it is, blog 4, and the second of the 26 Bikram poses. We're properly getting warmed up now - although not as warm as you'll be by the time you're halfway through the set. Dripping with sweat doesn't even begin to cover it, no matter how low in body fat you may be.This pos...

Alexandra Rees is a qualified sport and exercise scientist, ex-club runner and Bikram yoga devotee of six years, who can now touch her toes with sickening ease.Like Kerry McCarthy, who in our first blog admitted that he thought yoga was solely for hippies, I too had preconceived ...

Discover the secrets of preventing injury and looking after your body during marathon training, with ASICS Target 26.2 physio Sarah Connors. We talked to expert physio Sarah to find out more about avoiding injury, telling the difference between a

for total-body conditioning, but it also offers many opportunities for injury if you're not careful - and even if you are. Club-level triathletes have a 56 per cent chance of being injured in any given five-year period and many ignore a problem, hoping

if necessary. People who run through minor injuries are taking a calculated risk, and every now and then they are going to be caught out and turn a niggle into a longer term condition. – popsiderScores of injury-avoidance tipsI don't think that running slower

to avoid injury.How to stretch safely Before you get stuck in, take a few moments to try a few gentle stretches to assess your flexibility. You don't want to dive in over-enthusiastically and cause injuries.Stretch safely with these commandments: If a

Q. How do I deal with a niggling calf injury?A. An injury that won't settle can be deeply annoying. When the calf is injured your swim, run and bike training can be affected, which will have a major impact on overall fitness if you lose training