Use Yoga Every Day — to Solve *Your* Problems
Use yoga every day. We’ve been asking what your imbalances are — What injuries are you recovering from or mitigating? Where do you need more strength or flexibility? What problems are real for you, right now?
We love your feedback and it’s always interesting to see the universal threads. Many of you are navigating similar issues. Back pain. Glutes not firing properly. Crunched posture from hours over your desk. Calfs, Achilles, feet all talking to you. Knee strain. High hamstring pain, but unsure how to stretch...
We hear you!
We’ll continue to recommend one key video every day. And this week we’ll also equip you with a longer plan for common imbalances if you want to use more — these are linked below, too. Remember, you can make playlists of your favorites for quick access! Highly recommend getting your top videos together and hitting one of them daily to solve your problems, optimize your performance, and help avoid injury.
Bookmark the plan and follow @athletesforyogahq, where we’ll share the daily video!
DAILY PLAN
MAY 18 – MAY 24
MONDAY
PROBLEM
LAZY GLUTES
“I've really been enjoying your videos, especially the quick resets. My right glute also has a hard time activating. Any suggestions?”
“Any specific recommendations you have for a runner with a ‘shifty’ pelvis, tight back/hips, and a right glute medius that likes to shut down will be greatly appreciated!”
“Oh, and get those glutes to fire properly!”
SOLUTION
VIDEO: How to Activate Your Glutes
COLLECTIONS: Glute + Hip Strength | Glutes: Isolate, Activate, Strengthen | Hamstring Resets
MORE INFO: Use Yoga to Solve Marathoner Problems: Weak Glutes | Use Yoga: Isolate + Activate Your Glutes
TUESDAY
PROBLEM
SITTING ALL DAY
“I'd appreciate some guidance to get into a routine of practicing yoga to work on my mobility. Sitting all day at home hasn't been helping with that.”
“Something to address the nigglies from sitting all day and poor posture.”
“Neck/upper back/shoulders — sitting at a desk all compounded by time spent on the bike.”
SOLUTION
VIDEO: Full Body Mobility | How to Hit Reset Anywhere | Hit a 5-Minute Reset every hour
COLLECTIONS: Full Body Resets | Upper Body Resets | Glute + Hip Strength | Upper Body Strength
MORE INFO: Yoga for Real: Desk Reset | Hip Circles
WEDNESDAY
PROBLEM
KNEE PAIN
“What do you recommend for someone who is used to running off-road, now has to run on-road and has sore knees from it? What do I need to strengthen or lengthen?”
“I have runner’s knee. What should I do?”
SOLUTION
VIDEO: Align Your Stride
COLLECTIONS: Knees: Align Your Stride
MORE INFO: Use Yoga to Solve Marathoner Problems: Knee Pain
THURSDAY
PROBLEM
IT BAND ISSUES
“I'd love some suggestions for IT band relief.”
“Tight IT bands!”
SOLUTION
VIDEO: Side Body Balance Flow | Booty Lock Mitigation
COLLECTIONS: Side Body Resets | Hip Resets
MORE INFO: Booty Lock Mitigation | Cross-Legged Forward Fold | Stacey Privia’s 365 Days of Athletes for Yoga
FRIDAY
PROBLEM
TiGHT HAMSTRINGS + HIGH HAMSTRING PAIN
“I’ve got a crabby high hamstring pain and not sure of the best way to support it without irritating it — would love help with that!”
“High hamstring pain.”
“I’m a runner currently sidelined due to some nagging high hamstring tendinopathy on my left side…”
“I have chronic piriformis pain.”
SOLUTION
VIDEO: Comprehensive Hip + Hamstring Reset | Booty Lock Mitigation
COLLECTIONS: Hip Resets | Hamstring Resets
MORE INFO: Use Yoga to Solve Marathoner Problems: Hip Imbalances
SATURDAY
PROBLEM
LOW BACK PAIN
“I need something for post-long run recovery! My calves are always SO tight, and I also get weirdly tight in my mid-back.”
“Lower back!”
“Spiking up for workouts is killin' my calves, but would also love to see something on lower back release/mobility.”
SOLUTION
VIDEO: Lily Partridge’s Back Reset | 5-Minute Back Reset
COLLECTIONS: Hip Resets | Core Strength
MORE INFO: Hip Circles for Low Back Pain | Restorative Bridge | Train Your Core
SUNDAY
PROBLEM
TIGHT CALVES
“I need something for post-long run recovery! My calves are always SO tight!”
“Calves and achilles.”
“Spiking up for workouts is killin' my calves.”
“Calves, plantar fasciitis, and it bands tight. 😁”
“I'm also chronically dealing with a tight left calf that has resulted in a previous stress fracture in the tibia.”
SOLUTION
VIDEO: 5-Minute Calf Reset
COLLECTIONS: Lower Leg + Foot Resets
MORE INFO: Calf Pumping
