{"id":4315,"date":"2014-05-08T11:01:05","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T09:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kletterretter.com\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2022-11-11T14:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T13:18:56","slug":"3-yoga-exercises-for-climbers-that-protect-your-body-from-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kletterretter.com\/en\/3-yoga-exercises-for-climbers-that-protect-your-body-from-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"3 yoga exercises for climbers that protect your body from injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that just 10 minutes yoga each day can help prevent middle to long term injuries and pain?
\nAfter climbing your muscles are warm and are in the best shape for focused exercises on certain muscle groups:
\n<\/p>\n

– Arms, hands, fingers
\n– Chest
\n– Shoulders, neck
\n– Back and sides
\n– Legs
\nThe demands vary depending on the intensity and climbing style during your climbing session: after friction climbing on granite or slabs with small ledges, we will notice the effect on our calves more than after climbing lime stone with generous foot holds, jugs and powerful moves.
\nToday we will take a look at 3 exercises for your back, chest and legs.<\/p>\n

The open lunge<\/strong>
\nInitial position is the quadruped position (on all fours). Bring one leg forward to your hand and leave the other leg with your knee on the ground or fully stretched out. With the next breath, stretch your arm upwards and support your weight with your other hand on the ground. Gaze upwards at your hand, or keep looking down if your have neck pain.
\n\"The
\nRecommended duration: 5 deep breaths
\nExpected outcome: Stretches your chest and back muscles and strengthens your legs<\/p>\n

The fish<\/strong>
\nBring your legs together and stretch them out. Place your hands next to your body, with your palms flat on the ground. Bring your thumbs together. Stretch your chest forward and upwards. The crown of your head should touch the ground.
\n\"The
\nRecommended duration: 4 to 5 deep breaths
\nExpected outcome: Stretches your chest and neck muscles and strengthens your upper back<\/p>\n

The kneeling heel hook<\/strong>
\nInitial position is the quadruped position (on all fours). Bring one leg forward (like the open lunge exercise). Bring your upper body backwards and stretch out your front leg. Your upper body should stay straight or move a little deeper with each breath in order to intensify the stretching.
\n\"The
\nRecommended duration: 7 to 10 deep breaths
\nExpected outcome: Intensively stretches your thigh and gluteal muscles<\/p>\n

Important to know<\/strong>
\nFor the best possible results, it is important to breath deeply (guideline: breath in for 2 seconds, breath out for 3 seconds). By breathing deeply, you relax your body and can therefore perform the exercises more intensively.
\nEvery climber has different requirements: these vary depending on the style of climbing and the intensity. In addition, your gender, build, strengths and weaknesses play a role. Therefore the following rule applies for all yoga exercises: try it out and adjust the exercise to work for you. If you, for example, can’t touch the ground with your head during the fish you can put something under your head or touch the ground with the back of your head rather than your crown.
\nYoga can not only help you achieve a better feeling for your body directly after climbing, but also achieve additional equalisation that you will notice when climbing. Additional yoga exercises can be found in my training book \u201eClimbingFlex \u2013 Mit Yoga beweglicher klettern\u201c<\/a> (german).<\/p>\n

About the author<\/strong>
\nStefanie Fischer Fern\u00e1ndez is an author and a coach for Yoga and muscle relaxation. She has been helping climbers achieve a better feeling for their bodies, climb with more movement and relax whilst climbing with videos, books and workshops since 2011. Her books \u201eDas Yoga-3×3 f\u00fcr Kletterer \u2013 Einfach entspannter klettern\u201c<\/a> (german) and \u201eClimbingFlex \u2013 Mit Yoga beweglicher klettern\u201c<\/a> (german) have been read by more than 1500 climbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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