TBP 069 :: Jess Simmons on the Benefits of Yoga for Climbing

About Jess Simmons

Jess Simmons is a Registered Yoga Teacher (200-RYT) and Personal Trainer (NASM CPT) on a quest to climb harder and healthier. She integrates the physical, mental, and spiritual practices of yoga with modern exercise science for a holistic approach to training for climbing.

While we think of yoga as just this tool to help us be more flexible, Jess talks about why it's way more than that: it gives us the ability to calm ourselves down in an uncomfortable situations, it gives us more strength physically, and helps us have better balance, among other things. 

Jess wrote an article called "The Unsung Benefits of Yoga for Climbing" for TrainingBeta that describes some of the yoga poses she suggests in this interview. It contains helpful photos and thorough instructions for how to do the sequences. 

Jess Simmons Interview Details

In this interview, Jess talks about how yoga does all of these things, and she tells you what she thinks are the 5 most important poses for climbers. 

What We Talked About

• Daily yoga sequence for climbers
• What kinds of yoga to avoid
• How you can overtrain with yoga and climbing
• Using breath in yoga helps climbing
• Yoga for shoulders

Jess Simmons Links

• Jess's website: www.yogaclimbfitness.wordpress.com
• Jess's article on TrainingBeta about yoga for climbers
• Work with Jess at 3ClickFitness as your personal trainer