Yoga After Run, or Run After Yoga ?

I run about 2 miles BEFORE my hot power yoga class 3-4 out of the 5 (yoga) days a week. I do it in this order because of the time I drop my kid at school, and when the class starts, and for NO other reason. If I ran after, I would be late for work! If I skip yoga one day, I will run 4-5 miles instead.

I've been wondering the same thing! Anybody?

Yoga, run, yoga I say. Like a little triathlon but it won't make you tight and stiff.

I always do cardio last in my workouts. I find that if I do it first, I'm too worn out for anything else.

I warm up just by stretching and cool down with yoga usually. It keeps me from getting too sore.

I run before I do Yoga but that's basically me running to the gym (it's about 1.5miles), a few weeks back I did do Yoga and then a 10mile run and found I was a LOT less stiff in my hips than on previous longer runs. As someone else said it depends on your goal (I mainly run to the gym as it lets me stay in bed later lol).

My running coaches always stress stretching out after running. Prior to running you want to get the blood flowing a little and do some minor stretches. After the run, you want to do several sets of deep stretches, particularly in the hamstrings and achilles, as those tighten up th emost while running. A stretching yoga (as opposed to a power yoga) would be the way to go after a run. $0.02.

You can do a yoga warm up and then a yoga cool down

I'm not a runner, but I always end my workout sessions with about 10-15 minutes of yoga- it's a great way to stretch out warmed up, worked muscles. However, I can't see a downside to doing it beforehand.

Run first. Yoga after will help stretch the muscles that got too tight and help balance things out in the lesser-used muscles in the legs afterwards to help bring anything that's out of alignment back.

I was a runner before I found yoga, discovered it because of serious injury, and now am a runner and a yogi. Yoga actually helped me rehab in a way that was not stressful on joints and focused away from injured areas, helping me rebuild strength, flexibility and endurance.

I completely disagree with anyone who says you shouldn't stretch before running. Gentle stretching before running is a great warm up. Even a 10min session before each run, hitting a few key muscle groups with good alignment, can be fantastic and has absolutely zero negative impact for the average person.

I now often run a couple/few miles to yoga, practice yoga, then run home. For longer run days, I don't practice yoga at all. Some days I just practice yoga by driving there.

Everyone is different, everyone's physiology is different, and you definitely have to play around and figure out what works for you. If you've never practiced yoga, try a few classes on non-run days. If you love it, transition it into your workout schedule.

I challenge anyone who reads this to regularly practice yoga for 2-3 times per week for a month, and then tell me they don't see an increase in their running speed, power, flexibility and stamina.

I can't imagine that it would matter a whole lot unless you were doing a really intense style of yoga.

I like to do a series of sun salutations before running. Helps wake up my body and my joints. It also helps me pace my breathing, which is important in running. After my run...and I don't run a whole lot 2-4 miles...I like to do some arm balances and then some nice hip stretches.

Interesting to me that most seem to be suggesting running first, then using yoga for a good stretch afterwards. I am surprised. I am pretty spent after a good run. I am not sure I could concentrate or hold poses the way I would like after a run.
I would do the yoga first.
I get the idea that stretching following exercise is a good practice. But I think the important thing is just that you stretch, and that you stretch regularly, not when you do it. I doubt that it is super critical to get a stretch in immediately following every bout of physical activity. Next day. First. Whatever. It adds up the same.

I am pretty spent after my runs so I take my shower first then stretch.