Hello everyone,
I recently started training for running and thought it would be great, instead of some “usual” stretching at the end, to hold few asanas to restore the legs.
I have two questions:
-What would you consider the most suitable poses? (I thought of Half lord of the dance, Trikonasana, Piramid pose, and low lunge pose.)
-Being on a park I prefer keeping the running shoes on to do this short practice. Would it affect it in a bad way?
Thanks for reading this.
Have a great day.
I’m not sure I’d categorize standing poses following a lengthy run as “restorative” in nature. And that appears to be the basis for the first question (suitability). Since running encompasses only three of the eight movements of the hip I’d be more likely to work the other five movements in order to counter the overdoing of running (relative to the joint and its function).
If one is only looking to work the actions that have already been worked then poses that include flexion and extension are perfect. If on the other hand the mission is to work what has not been worked then the standing poses would have to attend to adduction, abduction, internal rotation, external rotation, and extension.
The result of wearing shoes is a reduction in the physiological effects and an absence of the psychological effects. It is merely a diluted practice and likely isn’t “bad” or “harmful” or “damaging” depending on the doing of course.
Hi Gordon,
Thank you for your reply.
The mission in my case would be to give relief to the stiff muscles after the run.
I know there are different theories about stretching after exercise, some say it is necessary and others that it’s not.
From your reply, I understand your suggestion is to practice some poses that would give balance, and cover the movements not encompassed.
I suppose you do not consider crucial focusing on the used tight muscles. Did I got it correct?
forward fold
paschimottasana
sitting one leg out, other leg in, hands to toes, head to knee or runners stretch
Hanumanasana!
Bhadra or butterfly
and so on
[QUOTE=suryanamaskara;75174]…your suggestion is to practice some poses that would give balance, and cover the movements not encompassed.
I suppose you do not consider crucial focusing on the used tight muscles. Did I get it correct?[/QUOTE]
True that there are several schools of thought regarding muscle stretching before/after athletic performance or activity. I don’t keep with one school or another. If something works for you then it works for YOU. And that’s that.
If you want to stretch hamstrings and hip flexors after taxing hamstrings and flexors that may be fine. If you were coming to me as a client with the intention of improved performance and living then balancing would be what we’d be looking at. That would mean identifying the needs and selecting a protocol to address them.
Since you are not my student and this is not your intention, then it’s up to you completely 