For many coaches and athletes insert pilates or Yoga could represent a good tool to improve core training, balance, flexibility, strenght avoiding the boredom of some gym work-out.
Does exist any research connected to performance in endurance runner?
Hi - My organization and a couple of other groups have done some research on yoga. You my be able to use those as a starting point to see what references they've used. I found one article from the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 27,3, p822-830 that was looking at bikram yoga and physical fitness.
I am no expert in this area but would love to know your findings. As a 70+ individual who has used pilates exercises twice a day for 15 years to supplement endurance and light weight training to keep fit, I am convinced it has helped to prolong use of joints and reduce injury occurance.
It might also be helpful to use the keywords "Surya Namaskar" or "Sun Salutation" to find relevant articles. My colleague Ken Daley and I did some initial research many years ago but did not publish any findings.
However, I have been involved with researchers and universities in India and I know that a lot of studies have been published in several of their Indian Sports Science journals. Take a quick look to see if you can find pertinent journals from India. Good luck.
There is a growing research body on yoga evidence. Check eventually Karolinska Institute in Sweden. However, I have no knowledge about comparative large scale studies relating to yoga and running/jogging.
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