Reduce your risk of injury and maximize each and every ride with this pre-ride yoga session.

The most common type of lower back pain experienced by mountain bikers is caused by holding an ‘unnatural’ posture for long periods of time, excessive repetition of a specific set of movement patterns and a lack of movement diversity. This 1-hour Yoga routine should help you to manage lower back pain.

Activating your glutes can help with movement and stabilisation and strengthening them will maximise your sprinting power and give you greater control on the bike.

Drawing your thighs towards each other to control the bike and relatively little stretching can wreak havoc with your groin. This month Abi takes us through some exercises to help alleviate pains and problems associated with the groin.

Abi Carver will be hosting classes in Whistler as the official yoga instructor of Crankworx. Join her for a class.

This month Abi has put together all the posts she's written about over the last few years into a quick guide focusing on the most effective poses for mountain bikers.

Abi walks us through some techniques to release the upper back and shoulders, so you can ride for longer.

Don't have the time to do yoga, or find that you're too tired? This month Abi takes us through poses you can do while watching TV to help aid recovery and remain flexible.

This month Abi takes us through the basics of hip mobility and recommends some additional poses for your sequences.

Abi takes us through a post-ride routine to optimize recovery and talks about what happens to our bodies when we exercise..

Ever suffered with a tight IT Band? This month Abi takes us through stretches to release tension in the iliotibial (IT) band to relieve pain in the hips, knees, and thighs.

This month, Abi takes another look at lower back pain and reviews the stretches and exercises she finds most effective.

This month Abi takes us through a 15-minute routine that focuses on strength and stabilisation for the knees.

This month Abi takes us through some Yin Yoga stretching techniques. These stretches should help increase flexibility, loosen tight joints, improve your range of motion and has many benefits that will transfer to your riding.

Increase your power and speed by releasing tight quads, strengthening your glutes and loosening up tight hips.

If you ride bikes, then the chances are high that you've got tight hamstrings, so learn how to loosen them up to help make your rides better.

This month Abi takes us through a more advanced routine, one designed to stretch every muscle in your body and help you find your flow, in Abi's words, it's time for some big boy yoga.

This month Abi discusses the importance of training your mind to cope under pressure, and takes us through mental strategies that could help maximise your performance.

This month Abi talks us through how to relieve pain in our shoulders and restore them to a healthy and stable position.

Now that you've been working on your lower back pain for a while it's time to start focusing on those tight hips.