PHYSICAL YOGA
Including yoga before our program allowed time to engage our physical bodies and mental capacity to it ’ s full potential . We also noticed a significant increase in the participants ’ performance with the added yoga training , compared to our previous class without the integrated yoga . Being a Division I athlete and coach , it was important for me to include the yoga , to warm up the body and visualize a great workout and training class .
Our first asanas we went through allowed a great warmup for our rock climbers by making sure to stretch the wrists , fingers and forearms . Our fingers are very delicate , and at times during rock climbing we rely on the strength of our fingers in the tiniest of holds to propel us to the next crag . Warming up these
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