February 8, 2012

Yoga for the Summer With Candace Morano

Yoga for the Summer With Candace Morano

With summer quickly approaching, many are working overtime at the gym and at home as they prepare for bikinis, short shorts, and strapless dresses.  However, making time to incorporate exercise into an already hectic schedule is a huge deterrent for those who want to be fit but are short on time. With this common issue [...]

Action for Healthy Kids Supports First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” Campaign for Healthier Kids

Action for Healthy Kids

Action for Healthy Kids applauds the Obama Administration and fully supports efforts by First Lady Michelle Obama and the national Let’s Move campaign to help America’s children grow up healthy and strong, and to address the continuing epidemic of childhood obesity. That 1 out of 3 children are overweight or obese should be unacceptable to [...]

Fitness Myths and Facts by Jenny Evans

Jenny Evans, Stress/Exercise Physiologist

1. LONGER WORKOUTS AT A LOWER INTENSITY BURN MORE FAT. Short and intense interval training sessions can improve whole body fat oxidation by 36% and may offer greater benefits than lengthy bouts of steady-state exercise. Interval training allows you to get more work done in the same amount of time because you can work at [...]

fitnessUwear Offers Banglz, a Stylish Weights to Make Fitness Fun!

fitnessUwear Offers Banglz

Stylish, fun, fashionable fitness… that’s what founders of fitnessUwear, Annie Ulichney and Kimberly Koelle, have achieved! (…and as a side note, my Mom’s physical therapist had suggested she use these to help her when writing to help ‘weight’ her wrist and keep her hand from shaking so much when writing…) Offering “Fashionable Fitness You Can [...]

Is Your Child a Mini-Yogi? Candace Morano Sheds Some Light

The sounds of “ohm” and “Namaste” are filling Gymboree classes, after school centers, and yoga studios. But the sounds and poses are not being made by your typical yoga enthusiasts (stressed-out power moms and Hollywood yogis). Today, terms like “Downward Facing Dog” and “the Lotus” have become a part of many kids’ daily vocabulary. “The [...]

Yoga Is Not Just for Dummies by Chynna Laird

Yoga Is Not Just for Dummies by Chynna Laird

Yoga isn’t something I thought someone like me could benefit from. To me, yoga seemed…well…irritating. Sitting on my “sit bones” for the count of six deep breaths? I need to walk around while I’m brushing my teeth! Needless to say, the way I was functioning started to take its toll on my body. A couple [...]

Yoga Tips to Stay Motivated & Reduce Stress by Asha Praver

Asha Praver

Given the stress of life these days, if one can get healthier, and happier and stronger in all areas of oneself at the same time, it seems like a very good idea. Since so many of our other investments have turned to dust, perhaps now is the time to invest in our own self-development — [...]

Should-Free Living by Heather Strang: Exercise

Should-Free Living by Heather Strang

Obligation to Inspiration. The book encourages women to live an authentic and should-free life. So, grab a cup of tea and read on…who knows, you just might find some great ideas for your own life! Dear Heather, My problem is expecting too much from my exercise regimen. I don’t have a routine per-se, but I [...]

Yoga and Sports With Dana M. Layon

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Everyone is doing it – this thing called yoga.  Doctors are prescribing it as an alternative therapy to reduce stress; physical therapists are recommending it to help patients rehabilitate; personal trainers are suggesting it as a complementary activity to cardio and weight training and schools are offering it as an elective in physical education courses [...]

The Spirit of Yoga With Dana M. Layon

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Spirituality can be defined as a sense of connection to something greater than oneself, which includes an emotional experience of religious awe and reverence.  Equally important, spirituality influences physical and psychological health. Cultural historian and yogi, William Irwin Thompson once said, “Religion is not identical with spirituality; rather religion is the form spirituality takes in [...]

 
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