Cross-training

Are You Weak in the Knees?
Regular yoga practice can turn your knees from one of the more delicate structures in your body to one of the most reliable.
By Dimity McDowell

Arm Yourself Against Injury
A torn rotator cuff can mean searing pain, slow healing, and even surgery. But yoga can strengthen your shoulders and help prevent problems.
By Julie Gudmestad

Core Curriculum
Stretch and strengthen the whole core, not just those six-pack abs, and every yoga move will be easier.
By Alisa Bauman

Create Fluidity
A mind-body centering exercise called navel radiation can help enliven your standing poses.
By Rhonda Krafchin

Fill in the Gap
Crosstraining with Pilates, Feldenkrais, and Body-Mind Centering can help free up those hard-to-reach stuck places your yoga practice may be missing.
By Rhonda Krafchin

Flexible and Fit
By Sierra Senyak

Get a Leg Up
Step away from the squat machine and strengthen your quadriceps, calves, and feet on your yoga mat.
By Alisa Bauman

Glute Camp
Your butt does more than fill out your jeans. Strong glutes can improve posture, ease back pain, and strengthen your stride.
By Alisa Bauman

Going the Distance
Do you constantly run out of gas? Increasing your endurance with yoga can improve your stamina, both physically and mentally.
By Nancy Coulter-Parker

In the Zone
Yoga can help clear your mind and focus your attention on giving your best performance.
By Dimity McDowell

It's All in the Hips
If you regularly experience knee, shoulder, or lower back pain, you may be suffering from the effects of tight hip muscles.
By Alisa Bauman

Open the Hips
When using Feldenkrais work to access the hip area, less movement plus greater attention yields the best results.
By Rhonda Krafchin

Shall We Dance?
With passionate flamenco music and carefully choreographed exercises, a yoga teacher gets seniors moving.
By Steffie Nelson

Somatics: Yogas of the West
These practices can complement and strengthen your yoga, giving you new tools to integrate mind and body.
By Larry Sokoloff

Swing Time
Find out how yoga can improve your golf game.
By Mary Bolster

The Lumbar Lowdown
Building strength in the lower back can enhance your performance in any sport and keep injuries at bay.
By Alisa Bauman

The Yoga of Combat
Yoga and aikido share the goal of a tension-free body that uses energy wisely and efficiently.
By Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola

Vertical Yoga: Freedom at the Edge
The next time you find yourself going through the motions in your yoga practice, why not imagine that your mat ends at the edge of the Grand Canyon?
By Shiva Rea

Why You Shouldn't Downdog With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
I have students with carpal tunnel syndrome who insist on doing Downward Dog and similar poses on their fists. Is this a good idea? If not, how should they modify their poses?
—Julie Gengo, Encinitas, California
By Dario Fredrick

Yoga for Baseball
Before you sidle up to home plate, incorporate some yoga moves for a better chance at hitting a home run.
By Dimity McDowell

Yoga for Basketball
Before stepping on the court, practice these poses to keep your body and mind from fouling out.
By Dimity McDowell

Yoga for Cyclists
A yoga program can build a cyclist's strength and endurance and introduce flexibility to chronically tight muscles.
By Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola

Yoga for Golfers
By throwing your goals off the fairway and practicing being present in the process, you can play a better golf game.
By Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola

Yoga for Kickboxing
If your jabs and roundhouse kicks are missing the mark, yoga can bring flexibility and power to your kickboxing moves.
By Dimity McDowell

Yoga for Runners
Although yoga and running lie on opposite ends of the exercise spectrum, the two need not be mutually exclusive.
By Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola

Yoga for Skiers
Instead of a hot toddy, try yoga after a day of skiing moguls and adrenaline-producing black diamond runs.
By Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola

Yoga for Swimmers
Yoga, with its emphasis on balance and alignment, is great dryland training for swimmers.
By Baron Baptiste and Kathleen Finn Mendola

Yoga for Tennis
Not only can yoga help strengthen a tennis player's injury-prone joints, it can also silence "inner chatter."
By Megan McMorris

Yoga Spinning
A new fitness trend teams up yoga with indoor cycling for an inspiring workout.
By Dimity McDowell