It is incredible what yoga does for skiing.
People can ski all day long and much better.
Conditioning before hitting the slopes can increase the safety and enjoyment of the sport.
Most ski injuries occur early in the day when muscles are tight and enthusiasm is high, and late in the day when muscles are […]
Stand with your back against the wall.
Place your feet two or three feet apart.
Keeping feet firmly on the floor, and weight balanced on heels and toes, stretch your body up, pressing shoulders back and allowing arms to hang at your sides (Fig.
1).
Inhale.
Exhale and slowly bend from waist, sliding your right hand […]
For Gail Stuart, who is finishing a beginner’s series, yoga is an antidote to the stress of her job at the Medical University of South Carolina, where she works with psychiatric research.
You just walk through the whole process, and you feel yourself slipping away.
It’s a different workout, she says, a welcome alternative to […]
Trying to find well-produced fitness videos that are truly suitable for beginners can be a daunting challenge.
Most tapes these days aim at intermediate exercisers, the ones who know a grapevine from a box step and a lateral raise from a biceps curl.
These tapes may offer a few easier moves here and there, but the […]
So, how can yoga help reshape your waist.
In simple terms, by requiring you to move - and hold - your torso muscles as a unit.
Rather than isolating your abdominal muscles as you do in crunches, yoga poses help to lengthen your overall torso, creating a feeling that is both centered and strong.
Think of […]
At one time it seemed that yoga was little more than a dated hippie fad, rather like the lava lamp.
But now this ancient health system is back in vogue.
Celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, and Julia Roberts and Sting are not shy about advocating the mental and physical benefits of the discipline.
It is cool […]
Yoga exercises strengthen your body and make it more flexible.
Yoga also calms your mind and gives you energy.
In active sports or strenuous exercises, you use up energy.
In yoga classes, students report that they feel tranquil after a class, yet have more energy.
Slow and steady motion is the key to going into […]
When Trace Bonner launched Holy Cow in West Ashley’s South Windermere Shopping Center last summer, she didn’t know what to expect.
Now she’s teaching 16 classes a week and adding another instructor.
And while she credits the center’s success in part to its cute cow logo and convenient location, there’s no question that there’s […]
The following yoga poses can be done anytime, anywhere, or as part of another workout.
Always warm up for a few minutes with some walking, marching or similar activity until your body and muscles feel loose and warm.
Breathe deeply and fully while holding the poses, breathing from your lower belly and diaphragm rather than […]
The best place to start is with a class, where a teacher can show you how to adapt poses using props and help you learn proper technique for the postures.
The good news is that yoga classes have never been more widely available.
You’ll find them at small studios, health clubs and gyms.
The hard part […]