What Does It Mean to be Healthy?

Your weight, your blood pressure and your body mass index are good indications of your overall health. Yet, it goes further than this. You should understand how well your body is working, too. Do you have any physical limitations? If you physically can’t lift things for fear of hurting your back, this would be a potential problem to be considered. If you have problems with your legs, your neck, your arms or anything else, you should address these specific concerns. The best place to start is to work with your doctor to determine why you aren’t physically fit in those areas. That way, you can improve your overall health and then improve your particular situation with informed help. Food plays a significant role on your health. Foods are the fuel that your body... Read more »

Yoga in Practice - The Yogic Path to a Trained Mind

Within the training, practice, and scriptures of Yoga are many treasures for humankind. How many people completely understand the Yogic path toward a trained mind? How many students of Hatha Yoga call their practice a workout? It is true that physical mastery will be realized through the practice of Hatha Yoga, but the mental benefits are usually not realized within an exercise class. If a student is not made aware of the true value of mental attention during practice, the mind-training benefits will still trickle through. Let’s look at daily steps you can take to train, balance, and get the most, out of your mind.... Read more »

Restorative Yoga - A Low Impact Solution For Middle-Aged Spread

Does Yoga have solutions for middle-aged spread? Are your knees, back, hips and shoulders begging for mercy? Restorative Yoga is a complete health maintenance system, and a low impact form of cross training, that will not cause premature wear in your joints. Let’s be honest, have you noticed a spare tire around your mid-section? You could justify it by looking at teenagers. After all, it took you nearly 50 years to become overweight. Then, one day, you saw that spare tire in the mirror or a photograph. Walking is a wonderful form of cross training, but if you carry a pedometer, you know that 10,000 steps per day is a “mission.” If your knees, ankles, plantar fascia, and Achilles tendons... Read more »

How to Get Sexy Abs

The situation you are in, trust me, I have been there before and I have failed to get those flat abs going from gadget to gadget, machine after machine. You have probably, like I did, spent tons of money on so called ab machines that promise abs with just 5 minutes a day or whatever catch phrase they use. You may even have researched all the ab exercises that are out there but with no real results. But I can tell you, without a doubt, there is definitely a way to get sexy toned abs and it is easier than any of those things you have already tried. Simple and easy, it is a little trade secret that most of the fitness industry keep to themselves. Here it is: belly fat. I said simple and... Read more »

A Secret To Fat Loss To Get Toned Abs?

Every time you turn on the TV, have you ever counted how many ads or even shows have these great looking, slim, sexy people on there who look like they were just blessed with their toned bodies? Makes you wish, right? Well, you can stop wishing because that body is very attainable and getting those sexy abs is very possible. How did I know it was the abs you were eyeing? Because everyone wants to have flat sexy abs! So the next thing is how to go about getting them. Well, just like with anything else worth working hard for, you need to have the right information but that is not the solution, just a first step. Keep in... Read more »

The Easy Way to Flat Sexy Abs

Everyone, guy and girl, has dreamed of having sexy flat abs, toned and well defined. It is not about mere vanity at all because it is about feeling sexy and confident all from having great abs! So everyone dreams about this but guess what, very few people actually have them! Really, only about 3 in 10 people have toned abs that will show through. If you want to be one of those 3 people, read on to learn how to get those sexy abs! Despite what everyone tries to make everyone else think, it is really not that difficult to get a great six pack.... Read more »

Hatha Yoga Solutions For Your Hips

When we consider Yoga solutions for our hips, we often think in terms of physical tightness, which occurs over time. Our hips are largely ignored until we feel pain in them from excessive sitting, trauma, arthritis, or gradual joint wear. Yet, the hips are also a storage area for stress, anxiety, and emotional turmoil. Many different Yoga postures work toward releasing tension from within the hips. Due to differences in our body types, alignment, and joint wear, over time, the best postures for one person may not suit another. The posture’s level of difficulty is also a consideration.... Read more »

How Should the Topic of Asana Be Covered in a Yoga Teacher Certification Course?

If you are going to teach Hatha Yoga classes, there are many subjects to cover, but asana (posture) is often the starting point of most Yoga teacher training courses. It could be debated that we should follow the Eight Limbed Path, as explained by Maharishi Patanjali, by reviewing the first two limbs (Yama and Niyama) before asana. However, let’s put this debate aside and discuss the details of teaching asana to the public. In the average 200-hour Hatha Yoga instructor training program, more than half of the course time is spent covering the intricacies of asana... Read more »

Summer FatLoss: Tips for Quick Weight Loss before Summer

So summer is almost here, yet your summer fat loss plan has barely even started. You were planning to go to the pool or beach to get a great tan. At the moment though, it seems unlikely that you will be removing your shirt in the near future. Your body has hung onto those extra winter pounds for a little too long now. You might have planned a long fitness routine to drop the weight in weeks, but no one has the time for this. This will provide tips that will give you an easy summer program to drop the weight quick. Quick Weight Loss Summer plan We’ll explore five ways to brush off those few extra pounds so you can spend your summer having fun at pool parties instead of hiding that bulky body indoors.... Read more »

Best Jumping Higher Exercises

I don’t know if you remember, but back in the day when Michael Jordan was in his prime it seemed he could defy the laws of gravity. when he jumped for a dunk I could usually get off the couch, go into the kitchen to get a snack and come back and he would still be in the air. Okay, maybe he didn’t have that much hang-time but it was still very impressive and fun to watch. What if I said, you could jump even higher! Well, I’d probably be lying, but even so by doing just some basic exercises you will be well on your way to jumping higher. When doing exercises that will increase your vertical,... Read more »