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Yoga Improves Skiing?

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Gooskin
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With it being fall, I think it's about time to start training my body to be in top condition for when ski season hits. In addition to doing squats, biking, stretching and all of that - I was curious if anyone has done yoga and experienced good benefits for skiing from it? I know it would improve flexibility but I was wondering if there are any significant benefits between it and regular stretching.

Any yogis out there?
Sep 18 2016 6:07PM
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Kretzschmar
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A lot of yoga tends to help to create muscle stability and core strength which is pretty essential in skiing
Sep 18 2016 6:12PM
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Dddsz
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It helps you strengthen your vagina.
Sep 18 2016 7:12PM
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Not_Good
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Balance is balance, anything that helps strengthen your stabilizing muscles is gonna benefit your skiing. I don't know that you'd notice much of a difference unless you went from off the couch to yoga god tho. Rail balance is a lot of muscle memory.
Sep 18 2016 7:55PM
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Pole-Less
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Yoga helps a lot. Strength, stability, and balance get better, and I can't express how much it changes balancing on rails and putting power on the ski.You could reduce injuries a lot too. It may seem kinda wack but it helps. It also makes you feel good. Give it a try.
Sep 18 2016 7:57PM
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californiagrown
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Its a good addition to a proper weight training program, but wont help a lot if you dont have pre-existing mobility/stability issues.

It will help, sure, but putting more effort into getting brutally strong in the weight room will help one helluva lot more.
Sep 18 2016 9:55PM
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casey_cope
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start stretching and you will see how much easier nose grabs are
Sep 18 2016 10:33PM
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methscratchface
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all my girls do yoga. all my girls do yoga, hey. they get high at night.
Sep 19 2016 12:05AM
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pduncan
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Im getting back from a couple rough injuries and Ive been lifting a lot but Im trying to get into yoga to get even stronger.
Sep 19 2016 12:54AM
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Funkyfishsticks
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I did yoga once, I immediately transcended into skiing godhood and lip on blind trued into your girls dms
Sep 19 2016 9:29PM
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elcornholio
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My sailing team started doing yoga and it's kinda nice
Sep 20 2016 10:06PM
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pghjibber
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it definitely helps a ton with preventing injuries by allowing you to become more flexible and tighten up the core...

i think i noticed it most by helping prevent injuries to my groin and hip flexors

not to mention just learn to breathe and meditate goes such a long way in other areas of your life
Sep 21 2016 12:48PM
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