“JOGA has really changed my body – JOGA has been my ‘go to’. It has saved my life. JOGA is the secret weapon that takes me to the next level. I do JOGA every game day”
Excerpt from Article Originally Published in The Mercury News (February 27, 2022)
… After last season, his second straight hampered by injuries, the Warriors training staff approached Looney with a suggestion. There was a program, they told him, that could help with his mobility, which Looney admits, “is something I struggled with in the past.” So he gave it a shot over the summer and has since incorporated it into his game day routine.
It’s called JOGA. That’s right — yoga for jocks (and a trademarked workout that boasts testimonials from three NBA strength and conditioning coaches on its website). Looney goes through the sequence of neuromuscular exercises before every game. When he took a pause during the preseason, he said, he felt the difference.
“It’s different in that it’s less about flexibility and more about mobility, you know, building strength in different positions, stuff like that,” Looney said. “So it was something that helped with my core and my hips, my two major injuries that I had throughout my career.” …