There’s a growing trend of guys in the NBA using alternative forms of exercise to prepare for and maintain an entire season.
Guys like Blake Griffin and LeBron James have integrated yoga into their lifestyles, and it’s affected their game in a positive.
Kevin Love always joined the Yoga movement, several years ago.
Kent Katich, Loves yoga instructor — talked about the benefits of Yoga for Love and others.
I’ve been working with Kevin for at least six years now, and the way I have seen it change him is he’s taken a keener interest in his own development. He’s taken responsibility for what his body and mind has to do in order to compete at a high level and to succeed. He’s gotten more in tune with his diet, he’s lost weight, he’s lost body fat, he’s become more flexible, he’s become more mobile, he’s become stronger. He has become more in tune with his cardiovascular—even as far as his breathing patterns and mind patterns. It’s an overall development, and a person has to embrace the idea, and then they have to commit to the practice. Then they have to be persistent, and they have to be consistent. That is something he has done, and I think he has shown that in his development in the League.