I am not sure really which category to post this under, so if a moderator feels the need to, please move it.
I saw an osteopath in the week and was informed that my hip mobility and knee mobility was poor (hip I was already aware of). It was recommended that I try yoga or pilates to try and help with these issues and it got me curious.
I even attended a pilates class this morning, but felt it was far more targetting stability than mobility.
I was just wondering what the members’ views on these two activities were in terms of trying to improve mobility for sprinting?
i took a yoga class for a month this summer because my hamstring and hip flexibility was terrible. after a month i feel that i have gained a lot of flexiblity and it has opened up my stride significantly. as long as you’re not overstretching i think its fine…
Mobility of the knee??? You need about 150 degrees of flexion. What more do you need in the way of mobility? You want knee stability.
Hips is a whole nother issue.
I am just passing on what the specialist (I may use that term loosely) said regarding my knee. Is 150 degrees sufficient for clearance of the knee of the support leg? I have an issue with my left right knee where closure is causing pain. I suspected it was due to ITB tightness, but I question whether that is the sole cause now.
There are a lot of positions in yoga that could be deemed “dangerous”. Just be aware of what feels right and what seems unsafe, and you should be fine. I like it because it forces me to get a good stretch on for an hour, the girls in the classes are easy on the eyes and it will put you in a good mindset by the time you leave, helping your NS recovery.
Hi Maris, Pilates is very much to improve stability but for quite a few positions you need to be quite flexible. I enrolled an instructor to give my squad a series of sessions during GPP a few years back, as I have done the same with a yoga teacher. It taught them to be a bit more aware of how important mobility is and that strength is not just about how much you can bench or squat. Be careful that your hip and knee problem are not a result of a tight SI joint. Its fairly common for that to cause referred problems in the joints of the leg as well as the IT band. Good luck.
Hi Phil, thanks for the feedback. Having seen the osteopath on Wednesday she loosened up the SI joint and I definitely felt a sensation as it was released, so I think that has done the trick. In terms of my knee, I have been doing more mobilisation exercises for it since Wednesday and it is getting better I think, in that it can go through a greater range before becoming painful. The level of pain is still pretty much where it was though when I do feel it if that makes sense. I am attending a yoga class tonight, so will see what I think!