1) You’ll be flexible and stronger

Yoga is a full-body workout. It’s not just about sitting in a meditation pose and breathing.

It works and stretches everything from your hamstrings and quads to testing your upper body strength.

Olympic gold champion Jamie Anderson is a huge yoga fan – and clearly it’s done her some serious good.

3) It really helps open up your hips

Flexible open hips are important for skiers and snowboarders.

Most of us spend too much time sitting in office chairs and cars, so we don’t use our hips as much as we should.

Pro snowboarder Caroline Béliard-Zebrowski (above) discovered yoga after suffering numerous injuries from her winter seasons.

Powerful, flexible hips help with balance and angulation of turns, so you’ll make sharper, cleaner lines rather than using the upper body to make the turn.

4) You’ll get rock hard abs

Yoga is a damn good workout for your core.

You need strong abs to maintain balance while skiing and snowboarding, as well as redirecting weight that often falls into the knees.

If you don’t engage your core properly, hamstrings and hip flexors become tight and you’ll start to feel a strain in your lower back.

Yoga encourages you to use your core more – which ultimately will help your riding.

6) You’ll find it easier to focus

You’ve probably experienced that kind of zoning out, meditational state when you’re skiing or snowboarding right? Where the rest of the world melts away.

Yoga is all about calming the mind and focusing on movement and breath together. So if you manage to nail it on the mat, chances are it’ll come readily on the slopes.