Yoga for Footballers
Maximise Recovery, Prevent Injuries and Play Better for Longer
Seiten
2025
Bloomsbury Sport (Verlag)
978-1-3994-1824-9 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Sport (Verlag)
978-1-3994-1824-9 (ISBN)
Written by a former Arsenal FC sports therapist, this is a practical yoga guide for all ages and abilities to help you play football better for longer.
Want to play better for longer? Yoga has the power to transform your football performance and your recovery. Practised by the world’s leading players, yoga increases flexibility, supports mobility and enhances form and focus, both on and off the pitch. It provides you with all the tools you need to thrive and get the most out of your game.
Featuring step-by-step instructions and workouts, Yoga for Footballers shows you how to:
- Prepare your body for high-level performance during training and matches
- Support specific areas of your body, including hips, hamstrings, lower back and core
- Wind down at the end of the day to aid recovery.
Suitable for all ages and abilities, this is your essential training tool for a longer and healthier football journey.
Want to play better for longer? Yoga has the power to transform your football performance and your recovery. Practised by the world’s leading players, yoga increases flexibility, supports mobility and enhances form and focus, both on and off the pitch. It provides you with all the tools you need to thrive and get the most out of your game.
Featuring step-by-step instructions and workouts, Yoga for Footballers shows you how to:
- Prepare your body for high-level performance during training and matches
- Support specific areas of your body, including hips, hamstrings, lower back and core
- Wind down at the end of the day to aid recovery.
Suitable for all ages and abilities, this is your essential training tool for a longer and healthier football journey.
Sharon Heidaripour is a former professional footballer and sports therapist at Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC and FIFA. She retrained as a yoga teacher and in 2016 founded Football Yoga, where she supports individual footballers and teams of all levels through yoga. Her work has been featured in FourFourTwo, Sky Sports, The Athletic and more.
Preface: Football, yoga and me
Introduction: Yoga and football
Part 1: Essential daily routines
1. Morning routine
2. Pre-training/pre-match routine
3. Post-training/post-match routine
4. Evening routine
Part 2: Targeted routines
5. Hip routine
6. Hamstring routine
7. Lower back routine
8. Core routine
9. Relaxation routine
Sleep for peak performance
References
Acknowledgements
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Step-by-step colour photographs throughout |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 232 mm |
| Gewicht | 360 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3994-1824-6 / 1399418246 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3994-1824-9 / 9781399418249 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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