If you thought hitting the gymnasium and training vigorously was the only way to gear yourself for a marathon, here’s another option that may be a lot more wholesome and help prepare your body and mind for the event. Yogesh Chavan, who has trained many people including India’s national rifle shooting champion Suma Shirur, has devised a special yoga training, which he believes, will benefit marathoners to a great extent.

The two-hour yoga sessions, which he calls Extreme Yoga, focuses on training the muscles and body parts that needs to be strengthened to be able to complete the marathon. He has put together a module of asanas, which can be practiced as cross training. Along with strengthening of the muscles, the workshop will help increase stamina and provide the runner with the required mental strength to sustain the run.