2009 was an amazing year for yoga news. There were lots of great stories–inspirational, shocking, significant, and trivial.
Yoga was portrayed positively and negatively in movies and reality TV shows. The debate about state licensing of teacher training programs generated grew as more and more states began to ask yoga schools to get licensed and more teachers fought back. Celebrities of all shapes and sizes found their way into yoga studios. Swami Ramdev made outlandish claims about yoga’s ability to cure homosexuality. And, of course we all debated the difference and likenesses between yoga and religion (multiple times). Read more
Claiming to create a slimmer you in just 7 days, PatenTrim claims to have clinically proven ingredients in clinically proven amounts, and they even have patented ingredients as the name might imply to ensure that you are getting the greatest benefits possible. Apparently, they even have 5.4X the amounts of ingredients when looking at clinical studies in general.
They talk about not hiding behind proprietary blends and realistically speaking, this can be extremely impressive to say the least. So many use proprietary blends, because they are literally speaking afraid that you will find out the actual facts about it.
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If you’re interested in trying , the turkish get up is a great exercise to start with (if you’re already an experienced exerciser). This exercise may seem a little strange, but you’ll be amazed at how quickly your heart rate rises, making it an excellent warm up exercise for your strength training workouts. This is truly a total body exercise with an emphasis on the core and it’s also functional – getting up and down from the floor is something we do all the time, although usually not holding a weight the entire time.
Another plus is that it’s easy to modify.
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Happy New Year!
Trans-fats |
Project Swole readers already know that trans-fats are bad for us. We also know partially hydrogenated oils are bad for us. These fats are not essential and should comprise about 0.0% of our dietary intake of fats.
Several states have already banned partially hydrogenated oil in restaurants, but California is the first one to outlaw trans-fats with fines of up to $1000 for an infraction.
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When it comes to exercise, there are many ways that a person can choose from in order to maintain a physically fit body.
Many individuals go to a gym, lift weights at home, or take several jogs around the nearby area.
Whatever it may be, the important thing is to have a special type of exercise every day.
One of the many exercises that people have found to be very invigorating is self-defence.
People find it very advantageous because of the several benefits one can gain in pursuing this type of exercise.
Self- defence, by nature, evolves in the various techniques and skills needed in order to defend one’s self. N
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