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August 26, 2006

Yoga For Crossfitters Trikonasana -Triangle Pose

As we all know by now, CrossFit focuses on all ten elements of optimal physical fitness, one of which is flexibility. In our rush to have ever-more intense workouts, we may skimp on flexiblity work. At CrossFit Oakland we have noticed most people come to us with hamstring, hip and shoulder flexibliity issues and we will be offering a few basic yoga exercises you can add to your routine. Five minutes a day should help your flexibility and improve your olympic lifting, as well as your general fitness.

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Keith of CrossFit NYC is working on an excellent article called "An Argument For Yoga" which we hope to link to when it is done.

Posted by Max Lewin at August 26, 2006 11:27 AM