Anyone do yoga?

[indysteel]

I second what everyone else has said. I agree that yoga is a great compliment to cycling and just about any other sport. I picked up a book called Bike for Life a couple months ago and would note that it recommends yoga to essentially "undo" some of the stresses that cycling puts on your body. Cycling aside, yoga is a great compliment to life in general. It's benefits go so far beyond the physical. I can't sing its praises enough.

I do recommend that you read up on the various types of yoga to determine which one seems best for you and then see what the studios/gyms in your area offer. I tend to like rather fast-paced vinyasa (or flow) classes. I otherwise get a little bored. Wherever you go, I would also recommend that you try various instructors. You'll find that you like some and not others.

[Sheesh]

I just received this email and it sounds like a good option, though expensive for just one session.

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Cycling Expert Steven Blum of Chicago's Johnny Sprockets Cycles teams up
with Yoga State's Physical Therapist & Yoga Instructor, Sheri Lake to
revolutionize your ride with safe and healthy practices for cyclists!

Whether you are an avid cyclist biking long distances, racing, or just
beginning, please join Sheri and Steven as they share their love of the
sport, and assist you to reap the healthiest benefits from the practice!

Experience a Comfortable & Efficient Ride:

* Learn Proper cycle fit

* Thoroughly enjoy a dynamic yoga practice incorporating Pilates
exercises to build the core

* Experience yoga poses to open and align the shoulders, back and
legs, and partner work to go deeper into poses

* Practice the Perfect warm up/cool down practices for maximum
efficiency & best ride

* Be free from pain and overuse that may be experienced with distance
cycling

Sunday, October 22 1-3pm $35

[Bad JuJu]

To what everyone else has said, roger that. PLUS, I've found that the combo of yoga and cycling is immeasurably good for my crooked, persnickety back.

A year or so ago, I couldn't teach two 1:15 classes in a row without ending up with excruciating back pain--I mean, ice packs, anti-inflammatories, immobility, and still being in pain. I'd begun to wonder how much longer I'd be able to teach. I saw a chiropractor who found that I have a slight curve in my spine and treated me for several weeks. That took the edge off but I was still in some pain most of the time, and still in agony after teaching those two classes in a row.

Quit the chiro treatments when I realized I wasn't getting better any more and figured if I was going to be in pain anyway, I might as well at least get some fun out of it. I started cycling again, then hitting a yoga class once a week. A year later, with no more chiro treatments and no more painkillers, my back is still persnickety but I can teach like I used to and ride my bike as much as I want without being miserable afterwards.

So yoga+cycling has given me my life back. Yesssssssss!