Yoga And Running - By: Justin Davis

Weight of a person multiplied by 3 or 4 is the amount of impact of the heels on the ground. It is therefore not uncommon to hear of runners complaining of sore feet, tight hamstrings, even bad knees & backs. The pain experienced by runners does not come from the exercise itself but from wrong balances caused and intensified by running. This can easily be corrected by doing Yoga.

The individuals who use running to keep fit are probably the most balanced in structure and can definitely manage the physical stresses of the exercise with little or no pain, in other, words the no pain, no gain type. But no runner can last the imbalances that this effort presents. The chronic pain is very common if not aggravated by injury.

An average runner suffers excessive contraction, tension, and hammering of the muscular system without enough elongation, restoration and slackening work. The tendency of the body is to make up to avoid injury by trying to find a way around the instability if there are no opposing actions. This compensation transmits the stress on the joints, muscles, and even the other parts of the body.

Because of this, muscles to double their effort to correct the discrepancy. The tight muscles increase their tautness and the weak muscles decrease their strength. Tight muscles have the properties of hardness, brittleness, & inflexibility. Absorbing shock for the body which is supposed to be their second fuction, is gone because they are no longer soft and supple. This can lead to the rubbing & grinding of the joints, causing them vulnerability to injury.

Rigidity of the muscles occurs because the training is concentrated on specific actions indicated for the sport. So, they do the action again and again making the body perform like clockwork. This focus on external technique makes the physiology unfit causing excessive tightness.

Doing yoga can divert the awareness internally on the body movements instead of the external outcome. It may balance body strength & extends its flexibility. Plus, both the mind and body are conditioned and trained.

In addition, yoga develops the fostering of body wisdom and confidence. You will then have the ability to hear the messages being sent by the body & act in response to them as you find out more about the body and its functioning. As you can easily see, running causes the body to generate lots of endorphins, natural painkillers, which could really numb the pain of injury and illness.

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