Here at Tend Athletics, we offer custom yoga videos … and you may be thinking, “What is that and why would I need a custom yoga video when there are thousands of free yoga videos online?”
That’s a great question.
I wanted to take you behind the scenes to see how one of our athletes, Phoebe, is using her custom yoga videos to write her dissertation (Almost Dr. Phoebe!).
I made six videos for Phoebe, each about 5 minutes long, that she can use as movement breaks throughout her day.
Why just 5 minutes each?
People think, “If I don’t have an hour or 45 minutes for yoga, it’s not even worth it.”
Try practicing yoga for just 5 minutes a day, and you’ll see why they’re wrong.
You can experience all of the physical and mental benefits of yoga in just a few minutes, and we all need breaks from work anyways, so why not make that short break a yoga break?
Keep reading to hear what Phoebe is getting out of her 5 minute yoga breaks with our custom yoga videos…
Why did you want custom yoga videos?
“I’m writing my dissertation right now and spend most of my time sitting at a computer. I have to make sure that I get up frequently to move and stretch or I end up in a lot of pain by the end of the day. I do a lot of regular yoga classes which are helpful for my back, hips etc, but I wanted some quick 5-minute sequences I could do between writing sessions. I realized that with custom videos, I could be addressing my specific issues a lot more efficiently. I could maybe have tried to cobble together my own routine, but I knew I would be a lot more likely to actually get up and move with someone telling me what to do!”
What will you be using your videos for?
I’ll be using my videos to reset between writing sessions, because sitting all day really messes with my back and hips. I try to use one of my videos for a writing break twice a day. I also asked Caitlin for a standing video that I could do while supervising my cats during their meal times. I used to stand around and do random stretches but now I have a more focused sequence.
What have you gotten out of using your custom yoga videos?
They’re an amazing mental and physical break from writing, and they help me end the day feeling a lot better. I like that I don’t have to think about what to do, and after 5 minutes I’m totally reset.
Now you can take a 5 minute break with a sample of one of Phoebe’s videos above. We hope you will also finish feeling totally reset!