Yoga for Runners with Brittanie DeChino August 22, 2009

Calling all runners!

Are you a new runner or training for your first race and experiencing shin splints, tight hamstrings, painful knees?

Or, are you an avid runner training for the Army 10 Miler and other upcoming events, suffering from the usual tight hamstrings, hips, and low back?

Maybe you're somewhere in between and you have a hard time touching your toes, your ankles are weak, and you could use some help with the breathing?

In this two hour workshop with avid runner and yoga teacher, Brittanie DeChino, discover how yoga can loosen up hamstrings, hips, calves, low back, and upper back/shoulders, helping you to run faster, easier, and with less risk of injury. Deep stretching and breathing will enhance your running form and teach you a few tricks for keeping stretched and strong while you continue to build your running practice. At the end, we'll practice a brief visualization to help you see yourself crossing the finish line, easing anxiety and fear about race day.

All levels of runners and yogis are welcome!

About Brittanie
Brittanie has been practicing yoga for over 10 years and teaching for the last 3. Having been an athlete her whole life, she has always been a runner, and started doing races when she moved to the DC area. Brittanie is finishing her MS in Exercise Physiology at GWU, where she is also a professor of Stress Management and Body Image. In addition, she teaches 4 classes a week at Pure Prana. Brittanie's funny personality and positive energy shine through when she teaches - and you'll most likely catch her contagious laugh at least once.

Official Website: www.pureprana.com