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SWEAT TEST: YOGA FOR RUNNERS AT STUDIO 1831

Should you do it or ditch it? We try out area classes so you don’t have to waste time — or money — on workouts that don’t make the grade

Posted by Janine White on 4/23/2010 at 1:44PM | 1 Comment

What we want: A yoga session that’ll help us runners cross the finish line by limbering up super-tight hamstrings, quads, and calves.

What we tried: The 4:30 p.m. Yoga for Runners class at Studio 1831 on Saturday, April 10th

Who was teaching: Lindsey Schweiger-Whalen

Student/teacher ratio when we dropped by: 4:1

Lockers/Showers: No.

What we loved: Lindsey’s contagious enthusiasm, her hands-on adjustments (“Can you go a little deeper?”—yes, please!), and the poses that stretched our running muscles in all the right ways. How many yoga teachers talk IT bands? READ MORE

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