Players reflect on training at Yogafurie
10 December 2019
As part of a busy pre-season training schedule, the Gloucestershire team joined forces with local yoga business YogaFurie based on Ashley Down Road.
The team have been practicing hot yoga in 35+ degree heat, working on flexibility, balance, strength and control with the instruction and help of trainer Ed Wood.
With the sessions drawing to a close, there’s no doubt that the team believe the training has been beneficial. The work had been challenging but the players have certainly felt the benefits of learning Yoga and its techniques in tough conditions.
Take a look and see what the players had to say about their time with Ed at YogaFurie:
David Bartlett (Head of Medical)
“Sometimes training athletes is a bit overcomplicated. At Yogafurie, we are looking to help the players become more mobile to get into better positions and to be strong enough to develop force in those positions.
The exercises that Ed Wood is getting the players to do are designed to do exactly that in a dynamic and cricket specific way.”
David Payne
"The YogaFurie experience has been awesome. It has been challenging but really beneficial and rewarding at the same time. I'm much more flexible, mobile, and strong. I would definitely recommend it."
Tom Smith
"I’ve learnt a lot about my body through Ed’s expert guidance and have seen huge improvements in my posture and flexibility. I cannot wait to attend more classes in the future."
Ryan Higgins
"The work we have done with Ed has been challenging and at times I have found it very difficult. He is a great teacher and was very patient with us all. Now that it has come to a close I feel as if it has been a very beneficial experience, one hopefully that will continue."
Ed Wood (Yogafurie Trainer and Owner)
"In our sessions we identified different areas we could work on. We have worked with gloucestershire Cricket over the last couple of seasons so we are essentially picking up where we left off. Bob Smith and I were able to touch on certain things which play an integral role in the movement of a cricketer.
I hope the guys have found these sessions beneficial and I hope to see them again in the future."
