| It may seem that yoga do not have much in common, | | | | discipline. Yoga is not just for the body but for the |
| but yoga can really help improve your soccer game. | | | | mind, too. Sports are about the mind, too, but |
| Yoga is great for the young and the old, women and | | | | sometimes people can forget that. Sometimes people |
| men... and even soccer players. Some men have | | | | concentrate too much on a skill out on the field but fail |
| avoided yoga because they think of it has a women's | | | | to picture it in their minds. Mental imagery can really |
| trend, and that it certainly isn't a sport. That's right, yoga | | | | prepare someone for soccer. |
| isn't a "sport," but practicing yoga can certainly improve | | | | Yoga also loosens the muscles and takes pressure |
| how well you play in whichever sport you do play. | | | | off of your joints. It can really keep you fit. Simple yoga |
| Yoga and people who do yoga are certainly not to be | | | | exercises are a great way to loosen up before or |
| laughed at - yoga can be very difficult. Not everyone | | | | after a game or practice. |
| can do all of the poses, and some poses take years | | | | The amount of injuries that a team has can also be |
| before your body has learned to do them correctly. | | | | reduced if that team practices yoga. Yoga |
| And, contrary to some people's belief, you can even | | | | strengthens muscles in a way that makes it harder to |
| break a sweat during yoga, especially if you are | | | | injure them later. |
| practicing Bikram yoga. Bikram yoga is yoga | | | | Before you scoff at the idea of doing yoga in addition |
| performed in a room heated up to 100 degrees | | | | to your soccer practices, you should try it. Yoga and |
| Farenheit! Your body becomes more flexible in the | | | | soccer make a great team, and they can also make |
| heat. | | | | your team better. Why not try this ancient art? |
| Yoga emphasizes balance, flexibility and mental | | | | |