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Work In

The Athlete's Plan for Real Recovery and Winning Results

Erin Taylor

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VeloPress
25 January 2018
Work In shares new mental and physical recovery techniques for athletes who give it all in every workout. Yoga and recovery coach Erin Taylor gives athletes practical tools and an integrated plan for real recovery from training-and everyday life. By making yoga and meditation easy for anyone, Taylor gives athletes a way to do recovery right. Just 5 minutes a day of ""working in"" can prime athletes for faster, fuller recovery and higher performance.

With unprecedented access to training data and workout bragging rights on social networks, athletes are doing everything they can to ""win the workout"" and keep pace with the athletes around them. Every athlete knows that training brings results, but workouts are only half the equation. Workouts tear the body down. Athletes must also ""work in"" to gain full recovery, when the body rebuilds for higher performance.
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Imprint:   VeloPress
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   544g
ISBN:   9781937715779
ISBN 10:   1937715779
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Erin Taylor is an international leader in yoga for athletes and founder of Jasyoga, a revolutionary approach to yoga for athletes. Work In: The Athlete's Plan for Real Recovery and Winning Results. It was her own experience of being sidelined by injury as a collegiate basketball player that first showed her how yoga can be the ""Reset"" that brings athletes back into balance. Erin founded Jasyoga to equip athletes with powerful skills to prevent injuries and enhance recovery, optimizing performance in sport and life. Over the last decade, she has infused meditation, functional anatomy, and physical therapy techniques into her practice. Now accessible anytime, anywhere via her online video platform and Hit Reset and Work In books, Erin's approach has been widely embraced by athletes ranging from recreational to elite, and can be configured to help anyone achieve their goals. In addition to privately coaching sports teams and athletes, she hosts yoga-for-athletes certification programs and writes a popular blog at jasyoga.com/blog. She lives in London with her husband and daughter.

Reviews for Work In: The Athlete's Plan for Real Recovery and Winning Results

Praise for Hit Reset by Erin Taylor Hit Reset is a stripped down yoga program for athletes. - Triathlete magazine Hit Reset isn't just a book of yoga poses. It is a method for finding imbalances in your own body and learning simple tools for self-diagnosis and intervention. Hit Reset puts the power in your own hands to learn to feel when balance needs to be restored, and in a way, prepares you to be your own yoga teacher. After reading the book and developing the framework, you'll be able to use yoga as a tool for as little as a few minutes a day with real results. - Lauren Fleshman, professional runner These om-inspired routines will help stretch and strengthen where you need in most. - Women's Running Hit Reset will be a revelation for many runners... It's easy to follow...and a great reference for runners who aren't interested in dragging their mat to the yoga studio. - Canadian Running Hit Reset goes way beyond just showing you the moves... It addresses 10 really common problems, suggests poses and stretches, and provides a game plan to follow... If you've every felt intimidated by yoga, this book will leave you feeling empowered. - Fit Bottomed Girls A guide to help an overcooked athlete reset muscular imbalances. Organized so that you can crack open the book and follow instructions on how to unlock and repair specific problem areas. - LAVA magazine Helpful for all yogis to create a more balanced physical yoga practice. - Yoga Basics If I'm not balanced, I don't feel at ease. With yoga, it's amazing to see something that looks so simple make such a big impact. - Norris Frederick, professional long jumper Erin takes the physical and mental benefits of yoga for athletes and makes those connections better than any other yoga instructor I've had. It makes yoga very accessible for sporty people, and motivates you to be consistent. - Lauren Fleshman, professional runner Building my strength through balance work, yoga, and pre-hab exercises has allowed me to push myself further than I ever thought possible. - Linsey Corbin, professional triathlete


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