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\"Yoga<\/a>
Yoga is so much more than pretzel poses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I often walk out of yoga class feeling light and enlightened. That\u2019s what happened after Kate Malloy\u2019s class at Mountainside Fitness Pavilions<\/b><\/a>. Yes, the class itself was a learning experience \u2013 I learned how to really hone in on my hips and finally get them to open up \u2013 but it was my chat with Kate after class that was the real eye opener. Kate, a 3-time marathon runner, found yoga after a running injury. She was 45. Two years later, she\u2019s now a certified yoga teacher with a passion that shines through with every vinyasa. It takes a lot of courage to take up a new sport in your 40s and even more to decide to teach it. Kudos to you Kate!<\/p>\n

Injury-ridden runners aren\u2019t the only ones who can benefit from regularly hitting the yoga mat. Here, Kate tells us the people who can most benefit from the age-old practice:<\/p>\n

Running addicts\u2026
\n<\/b>As a runner, I pushed myself through pain and injury, and I’m still paying for it. Yoga gives you that running high and more. It made me look at everything differently and made me think of my body from the inside out. It\u2019s truly transformative.
\n
\nPeople who sit at their computers all day\u2026
\n<\/b><\/b>Prolonged sitting can shorten the front hip muscles and cause compression in your lower spine. Yoga takes the muscles and expands them, and can build core strength to help counter low back pain. <\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Yoga<\/a>
Yoga can counter all that office sitting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Type A personalities<\/b>\u2026
\n<\/b>Yoga encourages you to reconnect with the breath, and reinforces that mind-body connection. It forces people to slow down and be present in discomfort instead of just powering through it.
\n
\nCyclists\u2026
\n<\/b>I always encourage people to balance their workouts with yoga or stretching, especially those doing repetitive movements in a forward motion (like cycling and running). This can create muscular imbalances and lead to overuse injuries.<\/b><\/p>\n

And the guys\u2026<\/strong>
\nInflexible men often steer clear of yoga because they\u2019re more comfortable with activities they\u2019re good at. But yoga is so much more than pretzel poses; it builds balance and strength, gives you a long healthy spine and is something you can do your whole life.<\/p>\n

\"Kate<\/a>
Kate Malloy, yoga teacher at Mountainside Fitness Pavilions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re not doing yoga, you should \u2013 here\u2019s why\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[70],"class_list":{"0":"post-3116","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-featured","9":"cs-entry","10":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\n5 Surprising People Who Can Benefit From Yoga<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you\u2019re not doing yoga, you should \u2013 here\u2019s why\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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