’ll be able to pull this off first time, but it's worth persevering with as addresses two issues every runner has - tight ankles and hips. Here’s how to do it. Struggling? Look for easier alternatives in the brackets.Supta Vajrasana: Step by Step1. Kneel down

as welcome respite after the intensity of the Triangle and Stick poses. Tree gives you a chance to open your hips, improve your posture and as always with Bikram, strengthen your core muscles, glutes, hams and quads.Tadasana: Step by Step1. Stand with your

out the hamstrings and the tendons around the knee which can get tight and inflexible when running.""The angle at which your legs are spread also gives a secondary stretch to the adductor muscles (inner thighs) which in turn  help release tightness

the ground, up to 1.5 times your body weight can reverberate up through your skeleton. This force – officially called ground reaction force – contributes to tight hips. “Stretching the spine out may help prevent dreaded back ache. A healthy spine and flexible

system. It really is the most dynamic stretch of the 26 in the Bikram sequence."Trikanasana: Step by Step1. Start with your feet together, standing tall and put your arms over your head2. Take a big step out to the side with your left foot. Ensure

is very common for runners, and strengthening these joints, which can take ground reaction forces of up to 1.5 times your body weight each time your foot hits the ground.''Because the posture is broken down into three parts, with two sets to each posture

in body fat you may be.This pose has the unwieldy name Arda-Chandrasana with Pada Hastasana - which we'll helpfully translate for you as Half-Moon Pose with Hands to Feet.Arda-Chandrasana with Pada Hastasana: Step by step1. Stand with legs and feet

has a lot to offer runners, 'Running is quite aggressive on the joints and many runners have tight, incompliant muscles through years of pounding along pavements. Yoga helps to increase suppleness of runners, and the heat enables a deeper level