Yoga for Athletes Alexander De Waele The first yoga book for those who practise sports often With clear-cut descriptions of yoga poses for each separate discipline With extra tips for the perfect breathing technique and to avoid injuries More and more top athletes in different disciplines know the advantages of yoga and see it as a part of their routine. In this do-it-yourself-book Alexander De Waele shares yoga poses for each popular sports discipline and gives stretch exercises for each body part. He provides yoga poses in a simple an efficient no-nonsense way, so that everyone – also those who don’t have experience with yoga – can begin practicing straight away. Besides that, he also considers the positive mental aspect of exercising with simple breath exercises and meditation. Ones mindset, consciousness and breathing when doing sports have a significant impact on physical performance, recovery and the overall resiliency of an athlete.
195 x 240 mm | 176 pages | 28,000 words full colour illustrations | paperback all rights available
Alexander De Waele has been a yoga teacher for more than ten years. He does weight training and uses yoga himself to do as he describes in his book: to recover and to improve his performance. Alexander refreshes his knowledge on a regular basis with national and international courses. In the well-known yoga studio ‘Yoga On Call’ he teaches vinyasa-, yinand restorative yoga classes, and coaches the training sessions of athletes. Kasteelstraat 97 | b-8700 Tielt | Belgium | t +32-51424211 | www.lannoopublishers.com contact liesbeth.debruyne@lannoo.be, gunther.spriet@lannoo.be or wouter.roose@lannoo.be
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