In this monthly dose we’ll look at the importance of strength training through a research lens to focus in on the implications for health span, metabolic function, cognitive function, cancer prevention & prognosis as well as to regulate inflammation and mitochondrial health. Then more importantly we’ll look at how to apply this information specifically to your yoga practice and weekly routines to help enhance your quality of life for decades to come. I’ve also included a 6 week strength and conditioning program to start you off with plenty of suggestions to modify and create a program just for you and to keep creating programs for yourself when you’re done. I would love to hear how it goes in the comments on any of the videos! ;)

Click the links below to read the research referenced throughout this lecture:

• Importance of Strength Training
• Age Declines in Muscle Mass, Force & Performance
• Muscle Strength & Mobility as a Predictor of Survival in 75-84 Year Olds
• Pathophysiological Mechanisms Explaining the Association Between Low Skeletal Muscle Mass & Cognitive Function (Oct 2022)
• Muscle-to-Tumor Crosstalk: The Effect of Exercise-Induced Myokine on Cancer Progression (Sept 2022)
• Physical Exercise Restrains Cancer Progression through Muscle-Derived Factors (April 2022)
• Benefits of Skeletal Muscle for Cancer Prevention & Survival (by a YM teacher & breast cancer surgeon)
• Muscle Tissue Correlation with Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, & DM2
• Exercise as Medicine for 26 Chronic Diseases
• Super Slow Resistance Training to Increase Strength
• Eccentrics to Train Muscle Strength

Additional resources (YMO playlists curated by Tiffany Cruikshank):

• Strength Training Classes
• Metabolic Conditioning Classes
• 6-Week Strength & Conditioning Classes