Only 30 Minutes a Day or Any Day to a Good Health and Wellbeing!!
The connection between the mind and body is recognized by medical professionals and doctors around the globe. By improving one's physical health, they may begin to feel better mentally or emotionally. Similarly, by improving one's mental or emotional health, they may begin to feel better physically. Simply relaxing or reducing stress is a great way to feel better mentally and physically and is a good example of the connection between these two aspects of an individual's being.
Hi there!
My name is Van Clayton Powel and I’ve taught yoga to thousands of people. From Olympic Champions and Coaches, to Grandparents with back problems. And over the years I noticed something: As great as you'll feel when you practice yoga (Provided you're taught properly!), most people stop practicing for one simple reason - they just don't have enough time in their busy schedule. So even though yoga will do some amazing things for you:
 | Improve your range of motion and athletic performance. |
| Heal old injuries. |
| Make you calmer, stronger, and more confident. |
| Help you dramatically cut down on visits to the Chiropractor, Physiotherapist, or Massage Therapist |
So what's the solution? That's what I wondered. And it's a quest that took me around the world.
From Martial Arts studios in Japan, to Masters of ancient techniques in India. From the front-line trenches of the Western medical system, to studies with some of the world’s finest yoga instructors.
Until finally (after 30 years!) I knew I had it -
One Short Routine that:
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A Program so effective, so 'user-friendly' youcan (and according to research, probably will)make it a regular part of your fitness program for the rest of your life! |
*You'll quickly learn CORE BREATHING
in module #2. It has been used by Martial Artists and Monks in Asia for generations and research recently confirmed its ability to dramatically improve lung function andautomatically turn off the body's stress response at the same time! (One of the reasons
it is now being used by Olympic Champions andWorld-Class Athletes.)
it is now being used by Olympic Champions andWorld-Class Athletes.)
In 30 minutes you’ll balance, stretch, and strengthen your whole body!
No more - “How do I open my hips?” or
“What’s the best stretch for tight hamstrings?”or
“How can I work my core muscles?”
You’ll do it all at once - treating your body like the ECOSYSTEM it is!
And you’ll
calm and focus your mind at the same time... finishing clear, refreshed, and ready to perform at your highest level.
You'll even
save $money$ (and time!) as your aches, pains and injuries disappear, allowing you to cut down on appointments with doctors, physiotherapists, and chiropractors.
So why is it called Runner’s Yoga?
If "It’s not just for runners!"
Well, one of the things I noticed over my many years of teaching yoga is how frequently my running students are injured. According to the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
almost 70% of runners will be injured. And in my experience, there are two main reasons.
FIRST, it’s because of the incredible forces they’re subjected to.
The body of a 130 lb runner
, for example, has to absorb over 600,000 lbs of impact every mile!
And it’s not just the lower body of the runner that’s affected. That jarring, tightening impact reverberates through the whole body, causing imbalances and tightness head-to-toe and leading a host of common injuries in runners.
The SECOND reason is the intense “Type-A” approach that many runners are notorious for.
This stressful, I’M-NOT-WORKING-HARD-ENOUGH approach tends to
disconnect runners from the messages from their bodies - a leading cause of over-training and injury. In some cases this disconnect is sopronounced that runners will actually run themselves into fatal heart attacks!
It was easy for me to recognize these two primary causes of injuries in runners … because I experienced them myself! (Two knee operations, hamstring pop, multiple calf muscle tears, Achilles’ Tendon strains, etc, etc.)
Which meant it was also easy for me with my background to recognize that
yoga is the most powerful solution. For bothproblems - physical and mental.
Not only does yoga give you a balanced, flexible body that performs better (see 'Range of Motion' below) and is much less prone to injury. But doing yoga has a profound effect on your
MENTAL ATTITUDE as well. And any athlete (or therapist!) will tell you how importantthat is!
The problem is, Most Runners (and the rest of us!)
don’t have enough time to get to classes regularly.
mean, add it up
- How long does it actually take you to go do that workout or yoga class? Including travel, parking, changing, etc.
About the only people I know who can find
that much time ... day after day, month after month, year after year ... are competitive athletes and the independently wealthy!
*Which is why
the majority of us stop going to the
health club or gym two months after joining!
(*According to the industry's own statistics.)
health club or gym two months after joining!
(*According to the industry's own statistics.)
So when I first developed my 30-minute program (I’ll tell you why 30 minutes is so important in a moment), I knew it would be
perfect for runners. And I started teaching it to them in special “Runner’s Yoga Workshops”. (Which is how it came to be called 'Runner’s Yoga'.)
The result?
Runners loved it! (And so did their physiotherapists!)
Then something interesting happenned.
PEOPLE WHO AREN'T RUNNERS (even people whohate running), discovered that everything my Runner’s Yoga Program does for runners’ bodies … it will do for you!
Busy Moms … People with Injuries … Snowboarders …Business Executives … Martial Artists … Mountain Bike Riders
- they all found the Runner’s Yoga Program to beso effective. So practical. That they started making it a part of their lives.
mean, add it up
- How long does it actually take you to go do that workout or yoga class? Including travel, parking, changing, etc.
About the only people I know who can find
that much time ... day after day, month after month, year after year ... are competitive athletes and the independently wealthy!
And why not? One short routine that will help you stay fit and healthy, physically
andmentally, for the rest of your life. A routine that is safe enough for beginners. Yet full ofchallenging options for the fittest athlete.
And now, for the very first time, you can have the exact same program I teach in workshops
(plus some great bonuses!) in a format that will allow you to get started minutes from now -even if you’re halfway around the world and it’s 2 o’clock in the morning!
So why 30 minutes?
Years ago I came across a study that looked at people who lost fifty pounds or more. And most importantly,
kept it off for more than five years. A pretty incredible feat, since most people who lose that amount soon gain back even more.
Naturally, the researchers wanted to know what these people had done differently. And one of the things they found was that
each of the successful participants had found anexercise routine they could do in about 30 minutes. All-inclusive. From start to finish.
As a result,
each one of them practiced their short exercise routine regularly - in some casesdaily – year after year after year. No 'Yo-Yo dieting'. No Yo-Yo fitness! They got long-term benefits ... the healthiest approach.
I realized this was a key aspect to what I was trying to create. And since I’d already designed a number of my own yoga programs, I took them out and started to experiment,
this time with the 30-minute principle in mind. I wanted to see if I could combine the best aspects of each program into a single 30-minute routine.
It took years of testing to make sure:
 | Every part of the body is stretched and strengthened. |
| The poses are safe enough for almost anyone to do. |
| The movements and postures flow together with a synergy that increases overall effectiveness. |
| The muscles remain warm enough at all times for safe stretching. |
Until finally I had the routine I was after! Almost.
I wanted to add one more thing. The Beat.
You see, years ago I came across research that shows we enjoy some
very unique benefits when we listen to the rhythm of 60 beats per minute (BPM):
 | The brain and body become alert, focused and calm. |
| Heart rate and blood pressure are lowered in people who are anxious. |
| It can dramatically accelerate learning and improve recall. |
It was clear to me that the whole Runner’s Yoga routine should flow to that special meditative rhythm of 60 BPM.
So I recorded every breath, every movement, to that rhythmic beat, automatically putting your mind and body into a calm, focused state as you flow through the poses.
Synchronizing the routine this way also allowed me to ensure that
each Dynamic Stretch is held for at least 30 seconds. Why? Because studies show this isoptimal for INCREASING YOUR RANGE OF MOTION. And any professional athlete will tell you how important that is!
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