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Photography by: Photography by: Mwangi Gatheca
“ TL ehtet iAn gr t Goof by Wi l l i a m R. Moore
W H Y YO G A ?
I f i r s t g o t i n t o yo g a a b o u t a ye a r a n d a h a l f ago with the advice of my d o c t o r. T h e r e c o m m e n d a tion came about after disc ov e r i n g t h a t I h a d i t b a n d issues, a knee injury that hindered me from playing i n m y l a s t ye a r o f s e m i pro football. My choice s w e r e e i t h e r, g e t m o r e f l e x i b l e, t a k e u p yo g a a s a p o s s i b l e r e m e d y, o r s i m ply to stay away from leg workouts for 6-8 weeks.
Sitting around and not working out when I had a season coming up w a s n’ t a n o p t i o n , a n d w h i l e I n e v e r r e a l l y g av e yo g a a c h a n c e, I d i d n’ t r e ally look at it as a viable o p t i o n e i t h e r. I j u s t s a w i t as something to do- and definitely not something that “people like me” do. I began practicing at home through an app and then a week later at a local g ym. After both practices, I a p p r o a c h e d yo g a w i t h
