The benefits of strength training on your yoga practice

“Strength training and yoga really complement each other,” says Emma Obayuvana, trainer from the Strong Women Training Club and mobility expert. “In fact, strength training plugs the holes that yoga creates.”

These holes are the increased flexibility that often comes without stability. Found yourself wobbling around in a triangle pose? By focusing on building a strong core – the foundation of a stable body – you’ll probably be able to hold for longer.

Injury prevention

But flexibility without strength can be potentially dangerous. “Too much flexibility without the joint and tissue strength to stabilise that can be at risk of things like strains, tears and ligament damage, or at the extreme, even joint dislocation,” says Emma.

Improve yoga with strength training for a safer practice