Fitness Articles
376: Why Many People Are Turning To Cross Training To Get In Better Shape
There is a common misconception about weight that may cause people to have a hard time reaching their fitness goals. That misconception is based on the belief that a person's weight reflects how much fat their body contains. What actually needs to be determined is the body's fat percentage. Typically a man should not have more than 15 percent body
377: Why Should You Meditate
Everyone's mind needs a little downtime. We all need time to focus on one task, instead of multi-tasking all day and night. In fact, your mind doesn't take a complete rest when you sleep. Your mind moves from dream to dream for about two hours per night.
Your mind needs rest and a vacation. Have you ever noticed that when you take a vacation, yo
378: Why Winter Weight Gain Happens And What We Can Do
Winter weight gain has been a common complaint of many people. It seems that every winter we add a few pounds. But the downside to this is that come summer we don't lose them all. Obviously with time this adds up. As few of these pounds stick around they are making us a little heavier every year. What is even worse is that it seems to be very hard
379: With Yoga Getting Slim And Trim Is Now Easier Than Before
It is no secret that yoga promotes a healthful and balanced lifestyle. When practised together with a calorie burning regime, it may show exceptional results in terms of weight control.
Practicing yoga will also encourage your metabolism, increasing the calorie burning process, but you should not see it as an all-encompassing method. In addition
380: Yoga and Christianity a Conflict
Being a practicing Christian myself, there are very few things in Yoga that conflict with Christianity. Some critics argue that Yoga and Christianity cannot co-exist, and yet we know that Yoga is not a religion.
However, that depends on your opinion. Recently, I was
reading about someone who claims Kundalini is "new age witchcraft." Sorry to s
381: Yoga and PilatesA Sensible Combination
Pilates highlights just a tiny aspect of the vast discipline of Yoga. Yoga includes all that Pilates comprises and a lot more. While Yoga stresses the unity of mind, body and spirit and involves a combination of physical exercises, breathing exercises and meditation, Pilates is more physically inclined; it is, primarily, aimed at promoting flexibil
382: Yoga and Spiritual Self-Reconciliation
Yoga is a broad term, but it has many styles that are encompassed within this health maintenance system. Most forms of Yoga address physical, mental, and spiritual health - while some are a little strong in one area, but might be a bit lacking somewhere else.
One example would be Hatha Yoga and its many popular sub-styles. When Yoga traveled out
383: Yoga Blocks Are A Good Support System
Any exercise when done correctly would help in getting the proper results. Every part of the body would be rejuvenated by getting your exercise right. The yoga blocks used for doing yoga asanas would create extra strength which you need. This helps in doing most of your asanas without strain. Some of the asanas which can be done with the help of th
384: Yoga Can Be Intimidating First Time Experiences
If you are very nervous about taking a yoga class for the first time, you should not despair. You may find the shapes that people are able to twist themselves into as being quite intimidating to a newcomer like yourself. This may prevent you from even attending a class.
Others may feel they are too old or too out of shape to sit on the floor tu
385: Yoga Exercises For Pregnant Women
Pregnant women can definitely benefit from doing yoga. The experience is one in which you can focus on what is happening within your body, relieve the stresses from worry and anxiety as well as keep your body in shape during this time. Pregnancy is a time of great risk though, so any and all exercises performed during this time need to be done wit
386: Yoga For Digestive Disorders
Yoga is a very ancient form of exercise which has great abilities to provide solutions to several health related problems even today. This is the reason why great many numbers of people have been practicing yoga regularly for years and living a healthy life, not just healthy body but also healthy mind.
Yoga aims at working towards bringing a bal
387: Yoga for HealthAre You Stressing Out Take a Yoga Class
Stress is actually the number one killer of humans on the planet. Stress is a factor and cause of more physical and mental diseases than most of us can imagine. If you have any disease or ailment, stress will make it worse. If you are getting "stressed out," it may bring on an ailment or disease.
Just look at what stress does to your blood press
388: Yoga for KidsBuilding Self-Image Part 1
Parents are struggling to find methods for instilling self-confidence within their children. As adults, we know that the repercussions of poor self image can result in anxiety, depression, and a huge list of bad scenarios.
With this in mind, there are a number of positive actions that parents, teachers, physicians, and Yoga teachers can take to
389: Yoga in PracticeIn Search of the Perfect Yoga Part 3
This is the last in this series of answers to statements about Yoga students who are searching for the perfect Yoga, or the perfect Guru.
"You can't teach me anything about Yoga, I already know it."
You are absolutely right. There is an old Chinese saying, "A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood." In other words, a closed m
390: Yoga in PracticeTurning Arguments into Treasure
Ever wish you could take harsh words back? Do you wonder how you could have prevented an impending conflict? How could an argument turn out to be a hidden treasure?
We cannot always use the following principles, we are only human, but you will see they work. You will also notice that you can learn from arguments and even diffuse them into mild d
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