At-Home Yoga Poses
Guided Yoga Workout for Home Calling all yogis! Local yoga instructor Jessica Jollie of Yoga Landing shared some of her top moves with us. Here are three poses to try at home—from the beginner-friendly, to the advanced. Seated Straddle “Upavistha Konasana” (oo-pah-VEESH-tah cone-AHS-anna) From a basic seated pose with your legs outstretched straight in front, lean your torso back […]
The Benefits of Yoga
How this 5,000-year-old practice is still relevant. Full PDF here. Mind Increases concentration. Yoga focuses your attention on only one object such as your breath or a certain image. It’s a great way to shut off “mind chatter” and can provide much-needed relief for our 21st century brains overstimulated by technology. Manages stress. Yoga can help moderate the […]
Yoga: A Guide
Find the Right Style of Yoga for You Hatha Described as “the yoga from which all others descend,” Hatha is a slow-paced, basic form of the ancient practice. The goal is to increase flexibility through poses (asanas) synchronized with breathing techniques (pranayamas). Hatha is great for relaxation. A study in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine shows that […]
Introduction to Yoga
All About Yoga For many, the visual that springs to mind when they think of yoga is a long, lean woman in tight-fitting clothing sitting in a meditative position, hands together, muttering “ohm” over and over. When she stops her meditation, she effortlessly contorts her body into the shape of a soft pretzel, all the […]
Weight Training for Women
Enhancing Health and Beauty The free-weights area of the local gym is often a complete mystery for women. They steal a glance at the rows of dumbbells and weight benches and other various forms of torture and wonder how anyone has any clue what to do with all of that stuff. Many women are intimidated […]
Staying Fit On the Road
For most of us, hopping on a plane means throwing caution to the wind and enjoying a destination we’ve been looking forward to for some time. Indulgence is par for the course on these trips. We buy things we wouldn’t normally buy, eat things we wouldn’t usually eat, and skip the 45-minute workout we are […]
Water Aerobics
You don’t have to be a pro swimmer to get fit while making a splash. Water fitness, or water aerobics, is a great fitness option for people of all ages and skill levels. Take a dip in the pool for a refreshing change from pounding the pavement. What is water aerobics? Water aerobics is a series […]
Keep Your Cool
3 Fabrics to Help Your Beat the Summer Heat Heat illness is no joke. Historically, from 1979 to 2003, excessive heat exposure caused 8,015 deaths in the United States—that’s more than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes combined for the same period of time! This summer, take precautions against heat illness by drinking fluids, avoiding […]
Strength Training
Accomplishing What Other Workouts Can’t Most Americans, regardless of their fitness level, have a little fluffiness somewhere on their bodies. For some it’s a little flab under the upper arms that continues to wave long after their hands have stopped moving. For others it’s a spare tire in the abdominal region. As good stewards of […]
Stretching – A Routine for Life
The health benefits of cardiovascular exercise have been burned into the collective consciousness of American consumers since Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons were on the forefront of the aerobics revolution. More recently, strength training and the lasting effects of this muscle-building activity have staked out a place in the American psyche. We all appreciate the importance of […]
