{"id":7688,"date":"2017-03-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmigr.edinburghbicycle.com\/blog\/10-minute-yoga-for-cyclists"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:08:25","slug":"10-minute-yoga-for-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/ebco\/blog\/10-minute-yoga-for-cyclists","title":{"rendered":"10-minute Yoga for Cyclists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbicycle.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/2025\/04\/2416_1900_3606_tamara-part-2.jpg\" alt=\"tamara-part-2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"image-caption\"><em> A bit of yoga for cyclists featuring a lazy dachshund on the left. <\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>We teamed up with yogi extraordinaire Tamara of People\u2019s Republic of Yoga for a bit of advice on how to re-balance the body, and the result is two 10-minute yoga for cyclists routines. 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