Yoga for Runners: What It Can and Can’t Do, Plus a 15-Minute Routine
Yoga can help runners keep or gain flexibility and practice balance, and it makes a calm cool-down. Trials have not shown that stretching or yoga prevents running injuries or takes away next-day soreness, and there is no good evidence that a regular yoga practice makes you faster. Keep long holds for after a run or for rest days, not for the minutes before a hard run, and start with the 15-minute post-run routine below.