Runner’s Yoga 90210™
Runner’s Yoga 90210™ is a yoga class created by a runner for runners, designed to meet the specific demands of a runner’s mind and body for optimal running performance and was recently featured at the 2011 Boston Marathon along with numerous other notable marathons/races across the country.
Currently the open group class is taught on Monday nights, 7:30-8:30 pm and Saturday mornings 8:00-9:00 am at Velocity Sports Performance Center in Brentwood located at 11611 San Vicente Blvd.
The class combines easy to follow poses, challenging sequences and powerful mental visualizations used to increase a runner’s functional strength and muscular balance, heal and prevent injuries, optimize a runner’s flexibility and cultivate the mental power of a champion.
Runner's Yoga FAQ
Runner’s Yoga 90210 is Angie’s creation of yoga specifically designed for the runner’s body, mind and tenacious spirit. Runner’s yoga can be a stand-alone class or may also be complemented with running drills and runs of varying distances, speeds and terrain. The yoga itself is 45-60 minutes focusing on strengthening weak/underused muscles of the runner that often lead to injury, improving muscular imbalances and opening tight muscles the inhibit full recruitment needed to excel in running.
Runners are hungry for the extra edge in their training, whether it is for a PR (personal record), more efficient form, mental balance, or simply the love of running itself. Runner’s Yoga 90210™ provides sound athletic and run coaching that ultimately align with cultivating good form, speed, less injury and mental stamina.
With an open mind for improved strength & flexibility optimal for a runner's mind and body, with humor, grace, non judgement of yourself and courage to push yourself to "your new" edge.
No, you do not have to be a runner to take the class. You can however, start running if you wish! Be warned, many a yogi have come to class and signed up for their first 5K!
- A very sincere and warm welcome
- Other runners who have NEVER done yoga either
- Runners who are new to yoga but are now addicted to its positive results and renewed energy source
- Running drills by an expert
- A dynamic warm up
- Incredible yoga designed just for you the runner
- Laughter (Angie is funny, warm and understanding that as runners we won’t be able to get into poses easily nor let our running ego’s go quietly)
- Meeting other runners
- To go home feeling refreshed, accomplished and feeling better the rest of the week
- And finally to surprisingly and eagerly await your return to Runner’s Yoga 90210™ class the next week!
Yoga is based on quieting the demands of the body and allowing the strength of the spirit to come through.”
—Herb Elliott, Olympic Gold Medalist
