Bikram Yoga helps to take your sport performance and recovery to the next level, reduce injury and corrects the damage caused by the high impact sports. David Beckham, Andy Murray and Serena Williams, have all acknowledged that Bikram Yoga enhanced their performance.
Benefits
• Corrects and improves muscle imbalances in the injury prone zones (iliotibial band): hips, thigh, pelvis, hamstrings, and knees. Stretching and strengthening the muscles in the heat is extremely effective.
• Improves the mobility / flexibility of the overall skeletal system; tendons ligaments and joints. Particularly effective in correcting inefficient or unhealthy running styles which in turn helps prevent injuries and improves performance.
• Many of the postures help to correctly align the knee, strengthen the arches to provide better shock absorbers and maintain healthy connective tissue in the foot and shin.
• Stretches, strengthens and improves the mobility of the spine. Having a healthy spine has a profound effect on the body and in most sports the spine suffers greatly.
• The passive nature of Bikram yoga cultivates awareness of body resistance, promoting release of tension to avoid injury.
• Improves circulation in connective tissue to help you recover and rejuvenate after sports.
• Bone density increases and hormonal rebalance. This is particularly important to females who undertake endurance exercise such as long distanced running.
• Increases stamina and lung capacity.
• Improves breath control and concentration gaining a better awareness of the body which results in an increase in performance combined with a more relaxed and more efficient style.
• Develops awareness in, Breath, Balance, Concentration, Control, Efficiency, Flow, Precision.