Yoga + Cross-fit Training
Since yoga has hit the workout scene, yoga mats, bags and all types of yoga gear have been flying off the shelves especially among women consumers/gym rats. But with the new craze of cross-fit and eager women who flock to sign up, yoga has taken a back seat for a bit.
Cross-fit is not your average workout fad, but since it has become more accessible and marketable because of the Reebok cross-fit games and the growing popularity of women’s Olympic weightlifting; some cross-fit gyms have been accommodating women by creating classes just for them.
But what does that mean for yoga? Are we not going to see yoga mats tied to the backs of gym rats anymore? Not necessarily. Its more than likely that once newbie cross-fitters start to truly understand the benefits of adding yoga to their workout, yoga will stick around longer and even grow stronger because of the benefits that add to cross-fit training.
For instance, a typical cross-fit work out does not contain a long period of stretches; cross-fitters just jump right into a “warm-up” that is normally the average person’s workout, ie; jump-roping at high intensity for 15 minutes. So stretching is not necessarily a fundamental part of the work-out.
However, yoga offers 90 minutes of stretching, muscle relaxation and strengthening and breathing techniques to improve blood circulation. Yoga thus improving cross-fit workouts that may put stress on muscles that need the extra care which may probably prove that it will never die and has lived beyond its “fad” years.