Bored with your standard yoga practice? Or do you avoid yoga for the mundane mat routine it appears to be? If you answered yes to either, you’re in luck! More and more unique yoga varieties are popping up, and some with surprisingly standout twists--and by that we don’t mean triangle pose. Standard Yoga Fare Yoga is steeped in tradition, dating back thousands of years … [Read more...]
Creativity-Boosting Yoga Poses to Energize Your Workouts…and Personal Life
Have you ever just needed a better reason to exercise and put in the work? You’ve long been sweating it out in the name of good health, fat burning, and a self-described better body. But just as your progress can plateau when your workouts stagnate, so can your motivation when your mind stagnates. That’s when creativity needs to swoop in to save the day. When you get bored … [Read more...]
Set Up Your Fitness Reps and Sets for Peak Progress
Regardless of the type of fitness you do, you’re probably familiar with the practice of reps and sets. As a quick refresher, reps--or repetitions--are the number of times you perform an exercise or movement. Sets are the number of times you perform that quantity of reps. So if you were told to do three sets of push-ups at 15 reps, you would be doing a total of 45 push-ups with … [Read more...]
Workout Tips for the Bride-to-Be
Having recently passed the most popular days to get engaged--that is, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day--it’s very possible you might be sporting some new shiny bling on your ring finger. If your significant other popped the question (and if you said, “yes”) congratulations! Wedded bliss is in your future; let the planning fun begin. Along with … [Read more...]
5 Post-Holiday Feast Yoga Poses to Feel Your Best
Indulgences happen--especially around the holidays. The month of December often means co-workers bringing in cookies, parties serving up plenty of yuletide cocktails, and family gatherings plating enough food to feed small countries. It’s not long before your merry mood leaves you feeling bloated, bad about yourself, and swearing off all food in the future. Sure, you could … [Read more...]