The Importance Of Stretching

24-08-2009

Tagged Under : Stretching

Stretching is one of the most important things you can do on a daily basis for your body, mind and spirit.

The health of these three depends upon the blood flow in your muscle tissues as well as your breathing techniques.

Have you ever noticed how dogs stretch every time they wake up from a nap? They stretch generously and if you notice they’re usually wagging their tails and happy!

Start your morning by stretching; when you wake up raise your hands above your head and rest them on the bed. P

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Who Can Do One Arm Handstand Push Ups?

23-08-2009

Yury Tikhonovich, a circus performer can. This is an example of the sweet stunts you can pull off with a background in gymnastics. Man oh man, do I wish my parents got me into gymnastics when I was but a kid.

Heck, I just wish I could do a backflip. I suppose it is possible for a 31 year old man to learn how to do a backflip… isn’t it?

Sports Supplements And Exercise For All

22-08-2009

Tagged Under : Sports, Sports Supplements

The use of sports supplements by non athletes, or just those that wish to lead a healthier lifestyle has beyond a doubt proven to be beneficial to the user of such sports supplements. Although some might be afraid to use these, as they consider this to be the reserve of the sporting elite, well you need not really worry as a wide variety of supplementation products are easily available and which can be incorporated into your daily diet to ensure that you reduce unnecessary food types, whilst maximizing the intake of benefit vitamins and minerals via these products. Read more

Diabetes is One of the Leading Causes of Death and Disability

21-08-2009

Tagged Under : Death, Death Disability

Diabetes is one of the most common causes of death in the U.S.,and experts estimate that the disease costs the American economy $132 billion a year.Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease, accounting for about 44 percent of new cases.Diabetes is also the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged 20 to 74.Diabetes is a global problem with devastating human,social and economic impact.Today more than 250 million people worldwide are living with diabetes. Read more

Is Your Yoga Teacher Mean?

21-08-2009

Tagged Under : Teacher, Yoga Teacher

I’ll never forget the time a yoga teacher looked at me in a pose (it was a variation of Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose), scowled, shook her head, and announced loudly to the entire class, “I can see we’ve got a LOT to learn!”

As former YJ Samadhi and the City blogger Valerie Reiss wrote in her latest post at Beliefnet.com, some yoga teachers are not interested in infusing our practices with warm, fuzzy feelings. And, whether they intend to or not, sometimes they can be just plain ol’ mean. “Have I just been jaded by my old Bikram practice where the teachers often wear their harshness like a badge?,” writes Valerie. Read more