How do we as yoga instructors help athletes train to stay healthy, durable, resilient, and at peak performance? Tiffany chats on these big questions with two coaches and Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialists - Jenni Tarma and Alison Heilig. Jenni is a Yoga Medicine Online instructor, endurance athlete, and CrossFit trainer who works with weight lifters and athletes at all skill levels. Alison is an accomplished ultra-marathon runner and weightlifter as well as a strength and endurance coach and certified running coach, corrective exercise specialist, and certified nutritional coach. In this episode, we discuss flexibility versus stiffness, recovery, cross-training, myofascial release for athletes, and our favorite takeaways for athletes and their trainers and yoga teachers.

Listen in to learn yoga tips for athletes and yoga teachers, why many athletes often struggle with yoga and how to use that as an asset, and how to redefine what recovery looks like for athletes.

Show Notes:

• Flexibility misconceptions among athletes [5:31]
• Why athletes often struggle with yoga [7:13]
• Flexibility issues versus poor mobility issues [11:02]
• Benefits of yoga classes aimed at athletes [13:27]
• Yoga as a recovery modality for athletes [19:05]
• Tips for teaching yoga to athletes [23:58]
• Redefining what recovery looks like for athletes [29:33]
• Using myofascial release with yoga for athletes [31:23]
• Cross training benefits for athletes [46:32]
• Takeaways for yoga teachers and athletes [56:20]

Links Mentioned:

• Watch this episode on YouTube
• Yoga Medicine Podcast Episode 29: Stretching, the Myths & the Research
• Yoga for Athletes Teacher Training
• Connect with Jenni Tarma: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Kaari Prehab | Jenni Tarma | YM Online Teacher
• Connect with Alison Heilig: Alison Heilig | YM Online Guest Teacher

You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at www.YogaMedicine.com/podcast-32.

And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at www.YogaMedicine.com.

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