1 00:00:00,490 --> 00:00:02,210 - What's up everyone? Welcome to Yoga With Adriene, 2 00:00:02,210 --> 00:00:05,070 I'm Adriene and this is Benji and today we have a great 3 00:00:05,070 --> 00:00:07,200 seven minute pre-run yoga for you, 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,421 so hop into something comfy and let's get started. 5 00:00:10,421 --> 00:00:13,966 (upbeat music) 6 00:00:23,099 --> 00:00:25,070 Alright pals, let's begin. 7 00:00:25,070 --> 00:00:27,360 Feet hip width apart, sit up nice and tall. 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,022 Start to cultivate this full body awareness. 9 00:00:30,022 --> 00:00:31,997 You're gonna shift your weight to one foot 10 00:00:31,997 --> 00:00:33,300 and just take the other foot back and you're 11 00:00:33,300 --> 00:00:34,710 just gonna stretch the top of the foot. 12 00:00:34,710 --> 00:00:38,650 Now as you do this, lift your hips up towards the sky. 13 00:00:38,650 --> 00:00:42,090 Lift your heart, start to breathe here. 14 00:00:42,090 --> 00:00:43,650 Inhale. 15 00:00:43,650 --> 00:00:45,780 Exhale, release and switch, other foot. 16 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:48,080 Just take the toes back, 17 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,790 lift your heart, stretch the top of the foot. 18 00:00:50,790 --> 00:00:52,380 Lift your hip points up towards the sky, 19 00:00:52,380 --> 00:00:55,770 so tuck your pelvis a little bit, inhale. 20 00:00:55,770 --> 00:00:58,770 And exhale, release. Awesome. Walk to the top of your mat if 21 00:00:58,770 --> 00:01:01,380 you aren't there already and take a big full body stretch. 22 00:01:01,380 --> 00:01:04,480 Inhale, reach for the sky. 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,370 Exhale, take a Forward Fold with bent knees. 24 00:01:08,370 --> 00:01:11,286 Take a couple seconds here to just feel it out. 25 00:01:11,286 --> 00:01:12,730 Stretch the lower back. 26 00:01:12,730 --> 00:01:14,660 We don't want those muscles to 27 00:01:14,660 --> 00:01:19,415 tighten or tense up while we're on our run or the jog. 28 00:01:19,415 --> 00:01:23,050 Maybe lift your toes, start to stretch through the feet. 29 00:01:23,050 --> 00:01:27,550 Again, bend your knees if you haven't already. Bend the knees. 30 00:01:28,866 --> 00:01:31,970 Great, then now to the neck and the shoulders, release. 31 00:01:31,970 --> 00:01:35,280 Maybe shake the head a little yes, a little no. 32 00:01:37,367 --> 00:01:39,230 Breathing deep. 33 00:01:41,497 --> 00:01:44,626 Great, then we'll walk the feet together 34 00:01:44,626 --> 00:01:47,110 and step the left leg all the way back. 35 00:01:47,110 --> 00:01:49,680 Lower the left knee and then walk it back just a little bit, 36 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:50,820 front knee over front ankle. 37 00:01:50,820 --> 00:01:53,160 Inhale, open the chest, open your heart, 38 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,450 big stretch here, lift, lift, lift. 39 00:01:55,450 --> 00:01:57,440 And then exhale, release. 40 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,830 Take it back, right hip crease pulls back, 41 00:01:59,830 --> 00:02:03,464 right toes flex towards the face, inhale. 42 00:02:04,610 --> 00:02:06,412 And exhale. 43 00:02:06,412 --> 00:02:08,870 Inhale, come back to your nice low lunge, 44 00:02:08,870 --> 00:02:10,560 lift the back knee, 45 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,780 and we'll plant the palms and step it to Downward Dog. 46 00:02:15,249 --> 00:02:17,211 Beautiful inhale in. 47 00:02:18,123 --> 00:02:20,570 Exhale out. 48 00:02:20,570 --> 00:02:22,999 Step the left foot up, lower the right knee. 49 00:02:22,999 --> 00:02:25,080 Walk the right knee back just a little bit. 50 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,049 Find that nice stretch in the psoas. 51 00:02:27,049 --> 00:02:28,450 And when you're ready, inhale, 52 00:02:28,450 --> 00:02:32,210 open the chest, lift your heart, palms open. 53 00:02:32,210 --> 00:02:34,740 We lift the chest up towards the sky. 54 00:02:34,740 --> 00:02:36,770 And then exhale, take it down, awesome. 55 00:02:36,770 --> 00:02:38,440 Pull the left hip crease back, 56 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,228 flex your left toes towards your face. 57 00:02:41,228 --> 00:02:43,200 Bend in that left knee here. 58 00:02:44,648 --> 00:02:46,360 Start to amp up your breath a little. 59 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,900 Make the inhales longer, fuller, deeper. 60 00:02:49,900 --> 00:02:51,840 Cool, then roll through, 61 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,410 come back to your nice little lunge, inhale in. 62 00:02:54,410 --> 00:02:57,115 Exhale, Downward Facing Dog. 63 00:02:57,115 --> 00:03:00,690 Take a couple moments here to walk your dog. 64 00:03:00,690 --> 00:03:03,450 Really stretch the legs. 65 00:03:03,450 --> 00:03:05,750 Create more awareness in the shoulders. 66 00:03:09,108 --> 00:03:12,942 The torso, the side body stretches here. 67 00:03:12,942 --> 00:03:14,300 Alright, then inhale, 68 00:03:14,300 --> 00:03:16,630 lift the right leg up high, Three-Legged Dog. 69 00:03:16,630 --> 00:03:19,680 Exhale, bend your right knee open it up. 70 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,700 Great, then bring it all the way through to your lunge. 71 00:03:21,700 --> 00:03:23,530 Nice, low lunge. 72 00:03:23,530 --> 00:03:24,420 Beautiful. 73 00:03:24,420 --> 00:03:25,880 Right leg is forward, left leg is back, 74 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,020 inhale, look forward. Now, check it out. 75 00:03:28,020 --> 00:03:29,780 Exhale, walk your right toes, 76 00:03:29,780 --> 00:03:32,470 your right foot towards the left side of your mat. 77 00:03:32,470 --> 00:03:34,390 Then you're gonna bend your back leg 78 00:03:34,390 --> 00:03:37,000 and you're gonna step it up behind your right foot. 79 00:03:38,576 --> 00:03:40,640 And then, Forward Fold over that. 80 00:03:41,761 --> 00:03:43,220 Release any tension in the head, 81 00:03:43,220 --> 00:03:48,719 the neck again and we'll breathe here, fully, deeply. 82 00:03:53,980 --> 00:03:56,048 Great, softly bend the knees, 83 00:03:56,048 --> 00:03:58,880 bring the right foot around to meet the left. 84 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,160 Feet are together. 85 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,240 Inhale, lift up halfway. 86 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:07,021 Find length in the spine and then exhale Forward Fold. 87 00:04:07,021 --> 00:04:08,672 Awesome work. 88 00:04:08,672 --> 00:04:10,820 Step the right foot back, step the left foot back, 89 00:04:10,820 --> 00:04:12,370 powering up a little bit through the core 90 00:04:12,370 --> 00:04:14,180 to support the back body, Plank Pose. 91 00:04:14,180 --> 00:04:16,830 Press away from your yoga mat. Inhale in. 92 00:04:17,700 --> 00:04:19,830 And then, exhale, lift the hips up high and back, 93 00:04:19,830 --> 00:04:21,408 Downward Facing Dog. 94 00:04:22,670 --> 00:04:24,399 Alright, pedal it out. 95 00:04:25,878 --> 00:04:28,190 Start to wake up the body, wake up your breath. 96 00:04:29,173 --> 00:04:31,350 And here we go, inhale, left leg up high, 97 00:04:31,350 --> 00:04:32,620 Three-Legged Dog. 98 00:04:32,620 --> 00:04:34,280 Exhale, bend the knee, open it up. 99 00:04:35,620 --> 00:04:39,450 Great, step it all the way up into your nice low lunge. 100 00:04:39,450 --> 00:04:41,350 And when you're ready, inhale, open the chest, 101 00:04:41,350 --> 00:04:44,680 find length, firm the shoulder blades in the back. 102 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,520 Alright, now we'll walk that left foot 103 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,670 over towards the right side of the mat just a bit. 104 00:04:50,670 --> 00:04:52,080 And when you're ready, bend that back leg 105 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,140 and step it up behind. 106 00:04:55,426 --> 00:04:57,020 And find your Forward Fold here, 107 00:04:57,020 --> 00:04:59,020 releasing any tension, 108 00:04:59,020 --> 00:05:01,730 any holding in the neck and the shoulder girdle. 109 00:05:03,675 --> 00:05:06,088 Breathing deep. 110 00:05:06,088 --> 00:05:08,910 Really feel your feet connected to the earth. 111 00:05:10,666 --> 00:05:12,740 Spread awareness throughout the whole body, 112 00:05:12,740 --> 00:05:15,251 something you're gonna take with you, 113 00:05:17,770 --> 00:05:19,162 into your run. 114 00:05:23,683 --> 00:05:25,870 Great, activate your core muscles 115 00:05:25,870 --> 00:05:28,150 and we'll bring the right foot around, 116 00:05:28,150 --> 00:05:30,570 step it beside the left. 117 00:05:30,570 --> 00:05:33,663 Inhale, halfway lift again, find length. 118 00:05:33,663 --> 00:05:36,230 And then exhale, release. Bend the knees so much so now 119 00:05:36,230 --> 00:05:38,460 that your belly comes to the tops of the thighs. 120 00:05:38,460 --> 00:05:41,420 Tuck the chin and then roll it up slowly. 121 00:05:41,420 --> 00:05:42,980 Again, really feeling this 122 00:05:42,980 --> 00:05:45,510 connection of your feet to the earth. 123 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:48,530 Come up to Mountain Pose. 124 00:05:48,530 --> 00:05:51,198 Stand up nice and tall. 125 00:05:51,198 --> 00:05:53,790 Great. Here we go, feet are together, 126 00:05:53,790 --> 00:05:55,988 almost done here. Interlace the fingertips, 127 00:05:55,988 --> 00:05:56,990 catch your right knee, 128 00:05:56,990 --> 00:05:59,000 squeeze and lift, squeeze and lift. 129 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:00,993 Rotate the right ankle. 130 00:06:01,822 --> 00:06:03,760 Awesome, then take it back. 131 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,890 Maybe the left hand comes to the chest if you like. 132 00:06:06,890 --> 00:06:08,450 Quad stretch, lift your heart. 133 00:06:08,450 --> 00:06:11,375 Think about your hip points lifting up towards the sky. 134 00:06:11,375 --> 00:06:13,070 So if there's a tilt in the pelvis here, 135 00:06:13,070 --> 00:06:15,000 you want it to kinda bring it in. 136 00:06:16,425 --> 00:06:18,380 Wonderful, try to release with care, 137 00:06:18,380 --> 00:06:20,030 with grace and then take it to the other side. 138 00:06:20,030 --> 00:06:22,580 Interlace the fingertips, catch your left knee, 139 00:06:22,580 --> 00:06:24,470 lift and squeeze, lift and squeeze, 140 00:06:24,470 --> 00:06:26,642 rotate the left ankle. 141 00:06:30,655 --> 00:06:32,370 Beautiful, then when you're ready, squeezing our thighs 142 00:06:32,370 --> 00:06:35,790 together, so connect to that core strength and quad stretch. 143 00:06:37,737 --> 00:06:39,450 You could also take a little Dancer Pose here, 144 00:06:39,450 --> 00:06:42,700 a little Standing Bow. 145 00:06:45,904 --> 00:06:46,680 Take a deep breath in, 146 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:48,760 lift the hip points up towards the sky. 147 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,610 So again, if the pelvis is tilting out here, 148 00:06:50,610 --> 00:06:53,076 bring it in just a little bit. 149 00:06:53,076 --> 00:06:57,360 Inhale and exhale, release with care, with grace. 150 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,910 Awesome. Big stretch to reach for the sky. 151 00:07:02,175 --> 00:07:04,177 Then exhale hands to heart. 152 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:06,813 Go get them, Tiger. 153 00:07:08,043 --> 00:07:11,490 (upbeat music)