Yoga helps pilots prepare for world tour

By catherine on March 8, 2015 | This entry has been posted in General

Yoga helps pilots prepare for world tour Andre Borschberg & Bertrand Piccard

Article from the Times of India

“Team Solar Impulse, which has embarked on a round-the-world tour, will rely on yoga to keep the pilots fit. The team will land in Ahmedabad on Monday night.

Travelling in a solar-powered aircraft means lower speed and longer hours of flying. During test flights, the Swiss pilots, Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, learnt that these can tax them physically and psychologically. Sources in the project told STOI that an Indian-origin yoga teacher settled in Switzerland has helped them prepare for the gruelling tour.”

 

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