Teacher:
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Style:
Hatha Yoga
Yoga for Runners
Yoga for Athletes
Yoga for Back Care
Equipment:
Block
Duration:
35:30
(205 votes)
Class Description:
This class targets the hips flexors, a common problem area for many, including runners, athletes, people with desk jobs and those with hyperlordosis. David guides you through a class that builds gradually toward a final series of deep openers for the quads and psoas muscles, starting and finishing with a guided relaxation.
Comments
great for the hips
lori onion 2 weeks ago
Gentle and deep - really felt the difference in my body pre vs post
Great for mountain bikers
stuessy 1 month ago
Long rides make my hips super tight. This session is time well invested.
Reaaaally good class! As
cleofrossard 2 months ago
Reaaaally good class! As people are saying here in the comments, I had never put my thoughts on the elbows during facing dog. Thank you!
Obs.: I guess you forgot to stretch the left leg on the last stretching... Anyway, it was an amazing time of my day.
Revelations
Petraathome 4 months ago
Revelation 1: learning to use the glutes to target the hip flexors. Fabulous! Revelation 2: After all these years I finally understand how you are supposed to engage your arms in downward dog: elbows as if they bend back towards the knees/floor AND elbows squeezing in towards each other as if squeezing an imaginary beach ball. Brilliant! I'll have to work on that. Thank you, David. Namaste.
another good one
Michelle G 5 months ago
I always learn something new from David. In this case the way he leads you into a downward dog is wonderful along with the careful instruction on stretching the hip flexors.
Wow
CCYogi 5 months ago
The Best EVER!! Thank you.
Hip flexors without pigeon
lindaswany 5 months ago
This targeted entirely new areas in the front of the hip. I used to assume hip flexors meant variations of pigeon, but you didn't even go there. Helped me isolate tight areas that have impeded my flexibility in other poses. So glad it was part of the 30 day challenge, or I might not have noticed it. Thank you!
Phew! This 35 minutes helped
mollybmoon 5 months ago
Phew! This 35 minutes helped me where I needed it. I always feel calmed and respected after listening to David's voice. thank you for this. I've done almost every day - except when I went to DC for the big march - and I feel competent and balances.
Deeeeeep! Good one David!
rainbreau 5 months ago
Deeeeeep! Good one David!
Not just for Runners...
Melanie Lichtinger 8 months ago
Another excellent class by the water (loved the sounds of the waves, and of the pebbles when you moved, David) - ahhhh!
Much needed and appreciated stretching of the hip flexors - great remedy not just for runners, also for cyclists and desk sitters like myself :-) Lots of variations, and good to notice which side is more open, and aim for balance.
The only reason why I only gave you 4 instead of 5 stars was because you forgot to do the counterstretch (I always love those and find them so important - thank you for integrating them!) in the end on the second side, and the transition into savasana was too fast for me. I needed and did a few side twists first. Other than that detail, excellent and bookmarked to re-visit often.
Big gratitude for these classes!