I’m elated to finally share some exciting news: This week I’ll be teaching a series of yoga classes for all MLB All-Stars & their families in LA. This gives players easy access to my recovery-based athlete yoga, while bringing them together with their families during the break.
Ben Hansen, the Mets Director of Performance Technology, is included in this list of 12 potential future stars in management and coaching.
https://t.co/r7HaVOS9sc
Happy 101st Birthday, Rachel Robinson!
A business leader, civil rights activist, professor, nurse, wife, and mother, Rachel Isum Robinson is a woman of enormous accomplishments, her own and those achieved jointly with her husband, Jackie Robinson.
Mets have hired Benjamin Hansen as director of performance technology.
Hansen previously worked with Intel as product engineering lead in AI/Sports Technology & White Sox as a senior biomechanical engineer.
Give this podcast with Benjamin a listen.
https://t.co/dBXcRYxUD0
Jackie Robinson once said, “The many of us who attain what we may and forget those who help us along the line we’ve got to remember that there are so many others to pull along the way. The farther they go, the further we all go.” (4/4) #yoga42
Growing up, I heard of the RBI program from watching MLB games on TV, and I knew the staff in Compton was doing very good work. As many of you know, working with Harlem RBI/DREAM Charter School has been tremendously impactful in my life. I think about my experiences and the (1/4)
yoga session, I hopped in a Lyft to the Compton Youth Academy (@MLB_YA). I’m so thrilled to be able to pass along the remaining yoga mats, blocks, and blankets that will hopefully get put to good use. (3/4)
Excited for @intel’s 3D Athlete Tracking (3DAT) to be showcased at @AWSreInvent this week. We’ve created a scalable markerless motion capture SDK for sports science and beyond. Take a look at the solutions we empower: https://t.co/87dQ6a8nhB
This Spring Training, I was busy with some new research on the long term effects of yoga on mobility, and also put it into practice with @Padres outfielder @TphamLV. Find the details in my blog: https://t.co/958l34ECn1
Amira Hondras, 12, became the first girl in the 13-year history of the White Sox’s Amateur City Elite travel program.
Hondras, a utility player who can pitch and catch, was selected to the 12-and-under team.
https://t.co/RUb2RPnZRN
Steph Armijo is the founder of Yoga 42, a yoga studio specializing in yoga instruction for professional athletes. Steph recently collaborated with us, bringing some of her athlete-focused classes to Yoganotch.
https://t.co/Xb2kJdtRky
#smartyoga, #yoga, #biomechanics#yoganotch
Gaining more lead hip flexion can in turn help pitcher hinge on their planting leg. This can lead to greater release extension and greater perceived velocity.
Lizard Pose is a favorite of mine for baseball players. It really helps the lead hip gain more flexion (+ 16°), the back hip to gain more extension (+1°), and back ankle to gain more plantarflexion (+17° ). Here’s a sample of data from poses analyzed before/after class.