Everyday Yoga for Athletes: 6 Post-Workout Hip Openers

Recover from your exercise with these six corrective postures from Sage Rountree’s brand-new publication that wed hip release and inversion to swiftly soothe your worried system.

This multitasking routine marries joyous hip launch and inversion to improve your post-workout healing as well as soothe your nerves all at once. You’ll stretch your hamstrings, outer hip, internal upper leg, as well as hip flexors– all typical tight spots for professional athletes– while launching tension in your back. Discover a wall surface or a shut and also locked door as well as obtain started.

Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose

Viparita Karani

Start with your Upper hands the Wall.
Hamstring Stretch

Pull your left leg toward your upper body, rolling your ankle joint a couple of times in each direction. Lightly hold your left thigh with your hands as you stay for numerous breaths in the hamstring stretch.
Half Happy Baby

Ardha Ananda Balasana

Bend your left knee and also drop it to the left underarm for Half Happy Child. Stay a number of breaths.

OPTION Rest your left foot on the wall.
Figure 4

Keeping your left knee bent, cross your external left ankle joint over your right upper leg for Figure 4. Remain numerous breaths. Repeat each of these poses on the various other side.

OPTION Flip the sole of your best foot to the wall surface and also flex your right knee.
Bridge Pose/Half Shoulderstand

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana variation

If your upper back as well as neck are healthy, bend both knees and also lift your hips for Bridge Posture at the wall. Your hands can sustain your lower back. Keep numerous breaths prior to lowering slowly.
Double-Knee Twist

Scoot a couple of inches away from the wall surface, or remain where you are and also drop both knees to the right, feet to the base of the wall. Stay numerous breaths in the twist, then repeat on the various other side.