| So we've all heard that many pros practice yoga for | | | | goaltender says he "had no idea what [he] was getting |
| sports training. But who exactly does yoga benefit the | | | | [himself] into" and he was sweating within 5 |
| most? Does it work better for some sports rather | | | | minutes."My whole career has been about proving to |
| than others? I was quite curious to find out, so I did a | | | | people that I can play in the NHL and that I can be |
| little bit of research and found a very impressive (and | | | | very successful in the NHL so yoga's part of that |
| diverse) list of famous professional athletes who | | | | journey." |
| practice yoga to improve their game performance. In | | | | 5. Ex-Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabar. He has been quoted |
| no particular order: | | | | saying "There is no way I could have played as long |
| | | | as I did without yoga." |
| 1. Le Bron James. Perhaps the most well-known player | | | | 6. Daylan Childress, Cincinnati Reds Pitcher. This |
| in the NBA, Le Bron attributes his good health to his | | | | baseball player uses yoga to relieve stresses in his |
| regular yoga practice. | | | | body and cure back pain. |
| 2. Maria Sharapova. Famous for her grace and | | | | 7. The Ottawa Senators NHL team. They reported |
| performance in tennis, she says:" When I travel to | | | | that the fewer injuries in the 2006-07 season were the |
| tournaments I put the disk in my computer three or | | | | fruit of their yoga training. |
| four times a week and do yoga for about an hour. It | | | | 8. Shaquille O'Neal. |
| helps my flexibility and gets me more relaxed, | | | | Wow! What a diverse group of well-known |
| especially after a good workout. I enjoy it, and it helps | | | | professional athletes! In this list, we have got basketball, |
| my game tremendously." | | | | tennis, football, hockey, and baseball players who all |
| 3. The entire Philadelphia Eagles NFL team. The | | | | use yoga for sports training. I think it is safe to say that |
| famous Baron Baptiste yoga guru led the team | | | | no matter what sport you are playing, you will benefit |
| through their yoga for sports training for four years! | | | | from practicing yoga. |
| 4. Tim Thomas. The Boston Bruins and US Olympic | | | | |