#27 - Yoga with Dani: Danielle Griffin on Yoga to improve Running and Sports Performance

In today's episode, Seán and Eric are humbled by the self-proclaimed 'travel agent for guilt trips' as they have Danielle Griffin on to talk about what they have neglected most in their training plans: Stretching.Danielle Griffin is a Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist who is trained in many types of yoga (Hatha, Ashtanga, Sports, Prenatal, Kids, Babies in Yoga Medicine) and also trained in Myofascia Release Techniques which adds to her sports classes to loosen up & recover faster. She is a Sports Yoga Teacher and additionally has completed Sports Yoga Training with Sarah Ramsden (Ryan Giggs Yoga teacher). With Sports Yoga Training she can design cross-training classes to work on mental focus, strength, mobility, breathing, relaxation, flexibility to enhance stamina, endurance and prevent injury. Sports Yoga is designed as a complement to your given sport give you more ease to move and recover quicker and improve your performance, mindset, ability and enjoy a longer career.Get your pen and paper put for this one as Dani drops a ton of practical information that is going to help you become a better runner and help reduce your risk of injury. Seán and Eric talk about why they haven't done enough stretching and yoga in their running and Dani tells them why and how they should work Yoga and complement it with their routine [4:10]How Yoga can help you go from feeling good to feeling great after a run [7:25]How long you should spend on stretches at the end of your run [12:15]The best and easiest thing you can do for myofascial release while listening to this podcast or even watching Netflix, that will help the entire back length of your body [13:30]The correct amount of pressure and time when massaging the muscles [15:00]Why you need to spend more time stretching the soles of your feet [20:50]The connection between yoga and improving sports performance, what a sports yoga session is like, the importance of the breath and how flexibility and strength go hand in hand [23:45]How to balance yoga session with running and S&C work [33:15]In the last 5-10 minutes of the podcast, we talk about bringing Dani in as our Yoga coach for live Zoom sessions with our Any Given Runday Run Club members for the next 4 weeks. The sessions will be on every Thursday at 8:30pm. We talk about what to expect in these sessions and how they will benefit you.Click on the link below to get access to our Running Group on Facebook. There is still time to get involved in the 5k Challenge too as we are only in our second week of the challengehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/anygivenrunday/And be sure to check out Danielle Griffin too:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daniellegriffinyoga/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellegriffinyoga/ALTAR Speed Dust is engineered to keep fuel in your tank so you can go faster, farther and longer than ever before. Use the code AGR15 to get 15% off at checkout (excludes bundles).altarfuel.com The Sports Recovery Kit is everything you need after training, matches, gym sessions and long active days. The full routine, ready to goShop HEREGet the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.