Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 --- On Fri, 6/20/08, Sri Bala <sribala wrote: A Basketball Legend¢s Secret? Hatha Yoga Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/kareem/2008/03/fit-after-fifty.html LOS ANGELES, USA, March 11, 2008: [HPI note: this is a column written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, considered by many one of the greatest basketball players. Kareem was the NBA¢s MVP six times, a 19-time all-star and set the NBA all-time records in nine categories. He still is the NBA¢s all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points. He was also known for his strict fitness regime, which made him one of the most durable players of all time.] Yoga scares some people. They imagine a white-robed cult of New Age people sipping herbal green tea and smiling vacantly. The truth is that yoga is an excellent means of creating a more flexible and healthy body that will be less prone to injuries. And the most important part of staying fit after 50 is avoiding workout injuries that can disrupt your exercise program for weeks or even months. I started teaching myself yoga when I was 14, from a book. At the time, there weren¢t many other opportunities to learn yoga. I¢ve been an enthusiastic practitioner of yoga since high school. Yoga is one of the reasons that I was able to play professional basketball as long as I did with as few injuries as I had. One of the first improvements I noticed was in my posture. Before yoga I¢d been having lower back pains; after I started practicing the positions, my overall health improved significantly. There¢s a reason yoga has grown so dramatically in popularity: it works! It¢s worked for me for over 45 years and it can work for you starting today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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