Youth Cycling Yoga

Presentation
HW499
Unit 6 Seminar
Kristin Henningsen
 Learning Objectives
 Discuss the benefits of Yoga in
relation to cycling. 

 Discus a proper Yoga routine.

 Identify Yoga poses beneficial to

cycling.
 Agenda
 Intro to Yoga
 How Yoga can benefit
cyclist
 Yoga poses for cyclist
 Cat-Cow Pose
 Downward Dog
 Pigeon Pose
 Chaturanga
 Upward Facing Dog
 Yoga routine: hands on
practice
 Introduction
 Intro to Yoga
 Yoga has been around for over
5,000 years
 Many different styles of
Yoga
 Ashtanga
 Hatha
 Hot
 Iyengar
 Kundalini
 Etc.
 How Yoga Can Benefit Cyclist
 Yoga has been shown to
have positive impacts on an
individuals physical health,
mental health, social health
and academics. (Caldarella
and Lulla, 2022).
 Physical benefits:
 Strength
 Balance
 Mobility
 Yoga Poses for Cyclist
 Cat-Cow Pose
 Downward Dog
 Pigeon Pose
 Chaturanga
 Upward Facing Dog
 Yoga Routine
 Yoga is a full mind
and body workout
 Work through multiple
poses to form a full
yoga routine
 Start small and work
to improve
Questions
 References
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https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/yoga-for-cyclists-five-poses-to-make-you-faster/

Mayo Clinic. (2020, December, 29). Yoga: Fight stress and find serenity.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/yoga/art-20044733

National Institute of Health. (2022, September 9). Yoga: What You Need to Know.

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/yoga-what-you-need-to-know

Parikh, H. N., Patel, H. M., Pathak, N. R., & Chandwani, S. (2014). Effect Of Yoga Practices On Respiratory Parameters In Healthy Young

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