Whether you ride to get stronger and faster, or just because you love it, yoga can be a great tool. More and more pros are using yoga as their secret weapon to get faster and prevent injury.
This 15 minute yoga practice, led by coach Tara, with a focus on strengthening the core and releasing the lower back is one of many yoga routines found in the bonus section of our membership.
Equipment Needed:
Mat
Block (or book)
A strong core allows you to pedal with a smooth and powerful action, and maintain a strong upper body position. A strong core can also help treat or prevent lower back pain from cycling.
The inhibited muscles, abdominals and gluteals, are never fully engaged in cycling, while the facilitated muscles, rectus femoris (quadraceps), iliopsoas and thoraco-lumbar extensors are always engaged and often overworked. Constantly engaging those lower back muscles without proper support from a stable core often results in lower back pain.
While pedaling, quadraceps pull the pelvis forward. To keep your body on the bike, your lower back resists that pull. It is an action that is not inherent to the design of your lower back muscles. The result is overworked lower back muscles that may cross into pain.
Strengthening your core will lead to a stable pelvis, a lower likelihood of injury, and more efficient riding.
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4 окт 2024
