Leg strength among the benefits of yoga poses for ski enthusiasts.
The bite of winter frost is a welcome sensation for ski enthusiasts who look forward to mountains of snow. A fitness expert from Washington suggests that athletes who want to get the most bang for their buck during ski season may want to explore the benefits of yoga poses.
A lift ticket can cost as much as $73, according to Craig Hill of The Olympian, who wrote that an unfit body and cramping thighs can make a ski excursion very disappointing. However, to prepare properly, Hill suggests that people take up different exercises to condition themselves, including techniques from Washington yoga classes.
"Yoga is a good way to improve flexibility, balance and your ability to avoid injuries," Hill wrote in The Olympian. "Many yoga poses also strength your core and your legs."
In all, Hill recommends 10 exercises that people may want to take up. These include scissor jumps, lateral hops and crab walking with resistance bands to strengthen the legs, hips and glutes.
A growing body of research suggests that yoga can help improve one's mood, stress, heart rate, lung capacity, strength, flexibility and blood chemistry, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
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