{"id":508,"date":"2025-11-18T19:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/?p=508"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:26:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:26:02","slug":"total-gym-yoga-for-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/total-gym-yoga-for-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Total Gym Yoga for Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Total Gym Yoga for Athletes: Power, Presence & Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n Maria Sollon, MS, CSCS, PES<\/strong><\/p>\n Yoga isn\u2019t just for rest days or flexibility fanatics. For athletes, it\u2019s a secret training tool that sharpens movement, deepens control, and builds long-term strength.<\/p>\n This practice isn\u2019t about nailing a handstand or folding into a pretzel.\u00a0 It\u2019s about moving better, feeling stronger, and staying in the game longer. Whether your \u201cgame\u201d is on the field, in the gym, or navigating life with purpose, yoga delivers the edge to recover faster, stay resilient, and perform at your peak.<\/p>\n Why Total Gym Yoga Works<\/strong><\/p>\n By pairing yoga-inspired movements with the incline of your Total Gym, you get a total-body workout that builds strength, flexibility, and mobility simultaneously. These sequences can fit anywhere in your routine as a warm-up, a cool-down, or a stand-alone flow.<\/p>\n This athlete-driven flow stretches what\u2019s tight, strengthens what\u2019s weak, and restores balance where your body needs it most. Plus, you\u2019ll get all the recovery benefits of yoga, with the added bonus of breath-focused core activation.<\/p>\n T<\/u><\/strong>otal Gym <\/u><\/strong>Athletic Yoga Flow<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Set-Up:<\/strong> Low to medium incline GB = Glideboard<\/p>\n Warm-Up: Sun Salutation Flow<\/strong><\/p>\n Wake up your muscles and sync breath with movement using a Total Gym-friendly Sun Salutation.<\/p>\n (Need a visual? Check out the Sun Salutation tutorial <\/em>here<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/p>\n Pose 1: Runner<\/u><\/strong>\u2019<\/u><\/strong>s Lunge + Hamstring Rocks<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Focus:<\/strong> Hips, hamstrings, core stability On the Total Gym:<\/strong><\/p>\n Pose 2: Forearm Plank Saws + Child<\/u><\/strong>\u2019<\/u><\/strong>s Pose Reset<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Focus:<\/strong> Shoulders, core, spinal decompression On the Total Gym:<\/strong><\/p>\n Pose 3: Bridge + Roll-Up Twist<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Focus:<\/strong> Glutes, hamstrings, lats, spinal mobility On the Total Gym:<\/strong><\/p>\n Pose 4: Boat Pose (Navasana)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Focus:<\/strong> Core activation, hip flexor strength On the Total Gym:<\/strong><\/p>\n Cool-Down Flow<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Reset and restore with a static sequence to lengthen muscles and calm the nervous system:<\/p>\n The Takeaway<\/strong><\/p>\n Total Gym athletic yoga blends strength, mobility, and mindfulness<\/strong> into one powerful package, helping you perform at your best. Train with intention, breathe with purpose, and let every movement remind you that flexibility isn\u2019t just physical \u2014 it\u2019s a mindset.<\/p>\n Stay fluid. Stay strong. Stay in the game.<\/p>\n Maria<\/p>\n @GROOVYSWEAT\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Let\u2019s Connect on Social Media<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n The post Total Gym Yoga for Athletes<\/a> appeared first on Total Gym Pulse<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Total Gym Yoga for Athletes: Power, Presence & Performance Maria Sollon, MS, CSCS, PES Yoga isn\u2019t just for rest days or flexibility fanatics. For athletes, it\u2019s a secret training tool that sharpens movement, deepens control, and builds long-term strength. This practice isn\u2019t about nailing a handstand or folding into a pretzel.\u00a0 It\u2019s about moving better, feeling stronger, and staying in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":509,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508\/revisions\/509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rtdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Format:<\/strong> 1\u20132 rounds, moving with your breath. Aim for control, not force and let your breath guide the transitions.
Mindset:<\/strong> Focus on how each move feels, allowing the glideboard to assist flexibility and challenge stability.<\/p>\n\n
Benefits:<\/strong> Opens hip flexors, lengthens hamstrings, activates deep core for stride power
Why It Levels You Up:<\/strong> Improves running mechanics and lower-body mobility while testing balance and mental grit.<\/p>\n\n
Benefits:<\/strong> Builds rock-solid shoulders and abs while releasing tension through the back.
Why It Levels You Up:<\/strong> Combines high-tension core strength with calming recovery in one seamless sequence.<\/p>\n\n
Benefits:<\/strong> Strengthens posterior chain, opens chest and hip flexors, enhances posture and breathing mechanics.
Why It Levels You Up:<\/strong> Fires up glutes and core while mobilizing the spine for rotational sports.<\/p>\n\n
Benefits:<\/strong> Strengthens deep abdominals, improves balance, sharpens focus, supports spinal alignment.
Why It Levels You Up:<\/strong> Builds powerhouse abs while challenging concentration and breath control.<\/p>\n\n
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Repeat on opposite side.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n