Knee injuries are a common ailment that swimmers, especially breaststroke specialists, suffer from. The most common of these being a MCL (medial collateral ligament) strain.
The primary causes of this injury are imbalances in both hip mobility and strength as well as poor strength and activation of the glute muscles.
This video is an adjunct to the article “3 Poses to Keep Your Knees Healthy” which we posted last week. This short yoga sequence focuses on hip strength and mobility as well glute strength.
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About Jeff
Jeff Grace is the owner and operator of Excel with Grace which specializes in teaching sport specific and therapeutic yoga.
Jeff is trained in vinyasa (flow), hatha, yin, restorative and therapeutic yoga practices. He is also completing his 500 hour certification as a yoga therapist.
Jeff has been deeply immersed in the sport of swimming for decades. He has been coaching for over 20 years and has had athletes medal at both CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) Championships and Age Group Nationals.
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Other articles in our Yoga for Swimmers series include:
5 Ways to Make Yoga More Enjoyable
7 Reasons Why Swimmers Should Do Yoga
3 Ways to Increase Shoulder Stability
3 Fundamentals of Yoga to Focus on With Swimmers
3 Restorative Yoga Poses to Help the Effectiveness of Your Taper
4 Ways Mindfulness Can Improve Your Swimming Performance
3 Ways You Can Use Yoga to Prepare for a Race
A Short Sequence for the Shoulders
Incorporating Yoga Into Your Seasonal Plan
Yoga a Key Part of World Champion Mitch Larkin’s Success
Yoga for Swimmers: Release Tension in Your Quads and Glutes
Why Yoga Takes Swimming to the Next Level
Yoga for Swimmers: Increase Your Core Strength
Why Olympic Swimming Champion Rebecca Soni Does Yoga