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Relax and Unwind
Restorative Yoga Poses Foster Healing
by MEREDITH MONTGOMERY
In classical yoga, teachers often sequence instruction toward reaching a pinnacle pose such as an inversion or arm balance. In restorative yoga, the peak pose is savasana—in which the practitioner fully relaxes while resting flat on their back. Leeann Carey, author of...
Just Walk
22 Minutes a Day Boosts Well-Being
by RANDY KAMBIC
Even mainstream media have picked up on the many physical and mental benefits of walking, including weight loss, reduced stress, increased energy and better sleep, and that’s only the beginning. These additional compelling effects may well catalyze us to...
Zen Golf
Master the Mind to Master the Game
by Aimee Hughes
“I remember the moment I had what I call my 'golf game epiphany,’” recalls Steve Hughes, a passionate golfer from Richmond, Missouri. “I realized that my main obstacles were in my head, and from that day on...
Buff and Balanced
Bodybuilders Turn to Yoga
by Aimee Hughes
We don’t typically envision iron-pumping bodybuilders also flowing and breathing through yoga postures, yet many are combining these complementary disciplines to realize...
Facial Fitness
Exercises to Tone Your Face and Neck
by KATHLEEN BARNES
Gravity takes its toll as years pass, and many women find themselves bemoaning crow’s feet, frown lines and turkey necks that make them look older than they feel. Experts point to the loss of...
Millennials’ Take on Fitness
They Like Short, Social and Fun Workouts
by DEREK FLANZRAICH
Millennials are a big deal. Most businesses view them as trendsetters for good reason: Born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, they make up 25 percent of the population and represent $200 billion in annual buying power. Like the baby boomers before them, they also...
Rolling for Fitness
DIY Rollers Ease Pain and Aid Flexibility
by RANDY KAMBIC
More amateur and serious athletes, people wanting to ease stiffness due to sedentary work and seniors are enjoying a new DIY way to massage out the kinks at home that’s becoming recognized for its benefits by...
Gliding Across Snowscapes
Cross-Country Ski to Explore Winter’s Wonders
by RANDY KAMBIC
While downhill Alpine skiing offers spurts of intense action in-between times spent driving to and from resorts and standing in line at lifts, all that’s needed for Nordic cross-country skiing is a few inches of snow and strap-on skis to...
Shorter Workouts...Better Results?
How to Improve Type II Diabetes and Your Health in Less Time
by SHERYL RUSSELL
With the increasing incidence of diabetes, obesity, and chronic disease it is evident we need a solution. Strikingly, the 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report states that 29.1 million people or 9.3% of the US population have diabetes. Could it be that...
The Power of Conscious Dance
Creative Movement Connects Body, Mind and Spirit
by GAIL CONDRICK
Most are familiar with the performance or competitive dance world of learned steps. Conscious dance is a non-competitive, body-based way of raising consciousness. There’s no wrong way to move and your shape and measurements don’t matter,” says Mark Metz, of Berkley, California, founder and executive director of the Dance First Association (DFA) and...