During this month, Willow Hill Blog invites you to stay physically active. Since we know that physical activity is one way to improve the quality of life, we’re sharing some activities that you can do in our apartment community in Puyallup, WA. The amenities we’ll focus on in this month’s blog posts are just a few of the quality options we provide to make you feel at home. This week, we’re focusing on basketball.
Have you been out to our basketball court lately? Shooting hoops is a great activity. The running, dribbling, jumping — it’s all a great source of exercise and a solution to blow off some steam. Plus, it can be played with other people or alone.
With the beautiful weather it’s tempting to spend more and more time on the court, but can your body take it? Willow Hill Blog wants to make sure that you’re prepared for being on the basketball court by offering a few suggestions to help reduce injury, loosen the muscles, minimize soreness, increase flexibility, and improve energy. That’s right! We’re talking about yoga poses.
Here are a few yoga poses for basketball players. Take note that you don’t need to be a professional player for these exercises to be beneficial — they’ll help anyone on and off the court, even if you’re a very casual player.
This is a very basic pose that strengthens the core and stretches out the wrists.
A few benefits of this pose includes an increase in stamina, therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome, and a strengthening of the chest and lungs.
This pose helps the body prepare for backbends and works stiff hips “from every angle.”
This helps strengthen your back and develops muscles around your spine. It also helps alleviate stress and rejuvenates tired leg muscles. It’s good for people with asthma, and it helps with high blood pressure.
Yoga is beneficial on many levels, and can even help you improve your performance on the basketball court. Enjoy staying fit this month in Puyallup, WA by visiting the basketball court at Willow Hill Apartments. Let us know if you’ve seen any benefits to your basketball game from these yoga poses. Thanks for reading!