Sport training naturally creates physical imbalances. Athletes become strong in some areas and weak in others. An athlete may find certain movements to be very easy and others to feel very tight, rigid, or difficult – and limited mobility can lead to severe injury.

Furthermore, depending on the sport, the athlete will train differently and execute different repetitive movements. The swing of a kill in a volleyball athlete, a throw of a pitch in a baseball athlete, a tackle in football, a jump shot in basketball – each movement will require a certain amount of technical skill, strength, speed, or power as well as overuse specific muscle groups.

Sport-specific yoga can be used as a form of recovery to counter these specific movements, support the joints and musculature that aids in the movements, thus improving sport performance and preventing injury.