If your idea of yoga is stretching, then pairing it with trail running might seem obvious. After all, the impact of running combined with strengthening your hips, knees and ankles within a pretty short range of motion can have the unfortunate side effects of leaving you with aches, pain and stiffness. Stretching – and moving your joints through a more dynamic arc of movement – can help to counter those symptoms.
But if you know anything about yoga, you’ll know that there’s a whole lot more to it than just stretching your hamstrings. In fact, the idea of stretching anything besides your mind and consciousness is relatively new even within the canon of yoga texts – the first real mention of yoga as a physical practice comes in the text The Hatha Yoga Pradipika, which was written in the 15th century, making it a relatively recent idea.
