Over the past month or so I have gotten back into the habit of including yoga in my weekly workout routine. I don’t go to a yoga studio and I find that I am much more likely to keep up with it if I have easy access to a wide variety of classes at home. I put together a list of the free yoga video sources I have been using lately.
Depending on what I am in the mood for I usually search a few of these to find the class I want to take. Otherwise, when I just do a generic search on YouTube I never really know what I’m going to get. By searching specifically for classes within these sites I know I am going to get a good yoga class.
Free Online Yoga Video Sources for Runners
Adriene has tons of class options and I can pretty much always find what I am looking for. I like her laid-back style of teaching and it sort of makes me feel like I’m in a class with her rather than doing yoga by myself at home.
Lesley Fightmaster also has lots of class options and a very soothing voice. I’ve been using her classes for years and they never disappoint.
I like this site for really being able to search for what kind of class I am looking for. You can filter by duration, level, style, and teacher. I’ve run into a few classes that I didn’t like much, but I pretty much know right away if its worth my time. They have a few videos for runners that are good.
I recently learned about this site from Wendy and so far I really like it. All the classes take place with a scenic background. This was where I found the yoga for runners video that left me sore last week!
I’ve only taken one class from here but it was good, and it looks like there are a lot of other great class options to choose from. He gives really great cues which make me feel like I get more out of the class.
Now that I have found some good resources for free online yoga classes, I really hope that I can keep up with it!
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Do you take yoga classes regularly?
Do you prefer to do yoga at home or in a studio?
Do you know of any other good free online yoga classes?
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a few years ago when Michelle put together her yoga for runners youtube suggestions I was really into it and memorized a few of the 15 min routines. now I do them by memory rather than turn it on but really need to do it more often!
I think she probably introduced me to some of these resources back then! I remember that guide!
I’ve done a few of the Five parks yoga classes and currently I am doing some from AAptiv. Always great to have options when you cannot get to class
I’ve never heard of AAptiv- I will have to look into that!
I feel like I should get into yoga to help my running and to use it as cross training. I’ll definitely check all of these out. Thanks for sharing Lisa!
I hope you find some that you enjoy!
I’m really loving the online yoga classes I’ve found. You know I love Five Parks Yoga–Erin is such a creative instructor and very calming. I’ll have to try some of the others.
I’m so glad you introduced me to Five Parks Yoga. All the classes I’ve taken have been great!
Thank you so much for providing such a valuable resource. I am bookmarking this page. I love to do yoga, but the classes at our local rec center don’t always fit my schedule. When I go online and just do a general search, the results are decidedly uneven. I appreciate this so much!
I’m glad you think its helpful! I know that when I just search for classes I get some weird stuff that comes up. Hopefully you will find some classes you like!
Thanks for the suggestions. I remember I was just saying to your last week that I need to find some yoga videos online.
I hope that it goes well if you give any of these a try!
While I am not a fan of Yoga, I am a big fan of free so this great.
Ha! Yes, free is always best! At this point I don’t think I would do yoga if I had to pay for it.
I remember back in the day when I had to buy workout VHS tapes or borrow them from the library. I wish I had all these resources back then. Oh well, it makes us appreciate youtube and the like more, right?
Seriously! I still have some of my old workout DVDs and its so weird to think that you had to buy them and then do the same workouts over and over.
Check out runners world videos with Rebecca Pacheco. She is my favorite. Omgal.com She also has a book called Do Your Om Thing.
Awesome, thanks for sharing! I will definitely check that out.
I love the Yoga with Adriene channel! I feel like there is something different for whatever mood I’m in!
Yes, she is awesome!
I’m definitely pinning this! Thanks for all the resources 😉 I really need to make yoga more of a priority.
I hope you find some classes that you like!
This is a great resource. I have been to neglectful of my yoga practice even though I know how much it helps me. I do better when I go to a studio, but I love having the resources at home.
While I know I get more out of going to a studio, I just don’t make the time for it. I figure taking classes at home is better than nothing!
I’ve been afraid to try any yoga again since limiting my stretching (due to hamstring issues). There have been several “yoga and beer” classes popping up around my town lately, and I’ve really been missing out! Looks like my friends are having a good time with it.
That’s so frustrating! I wonder if you could find any classes that would let you modify poses so you don’t aggravate your hamstrings. Or maybe you can just do the beer part of the class while everyone else does hamstring stretches:)
Thanks for sharing these! Maybe that will help me get back to doing more yoga 🙂
I hope you find some classes that you like!