This site help the user how to strong their body. hen I first began practicing Ashtanga Yoga, it wasn’t under the instruction of an authorized teacher or within a traditional Mysore program. The studio offered two semi-guided Mysore style classes a week. The owner connected with an authorized teacher who wanted to help guide the program to offering a traditional Mysore program. The teachers still had yet to understand the importance of moving slowly through Primary Series. I was instructed to...

Somehow stretches are useful for fitness and split .Way back when I would have considered myself to be a contortionist. I was super flexible and loved to freak people out by putting my legs over my shoulders. I would do the splits with my legs sideways and then lie down for the longest time. I stayed like that for ages it seemed. I loved to do the Olga Korbut mount on the beam. Jump up onto the beam with an immediate side split. Put your hands out to the side. Couldn't do a whole lot more tha...

In my experience Schwalbe tires have been well above average in performance and durability. Split in the middle of the tread sounds as though it might be from overinflation. Weekly flats could be a problem with the rim strip, which covers spokes or spoke holes. Next time you get a flat, when fixing try to keep the inner tube inside the tire when you remove it. Pump air into the tube and listen for the leak. If it is on the inside of the inner tube it is a rim strip problem. If there are 2 small ...

In this age of remote work, virtual meetings, and telemedicine visits, add yoga to the list of things you can do effectively without leaving home. Rutgers-led research studies reveal a pair of popular online programs significantly reduced anxiety, depression, and stress in hundreds of study participants, while increasing their overall well-being and improving their mood. "Yoga's benefits are well-documented, but we wanted to see how these online programs stack up," said lead author Tracy C...

By nature, I am not a comparer. Everything has its plusses and minuses in my book (except, of course, yoga which is all plusses!). So, while I am not anti-gym, I do think that yoga kicks the gym’s derrière on every level, and you can kick your own (butt, that is) in yoga, literally, if you feel like it! People are always curious as to “what else I do” to “work out” other than yoga. The answer? Nothing! Yoga is everything my body needs to function at it’s absolute best. Here’s why: It’s eff...

Who should not do Kurmasana? Avoid Kurmasana while pregnancy and menstrual periods. Kurmasana is one of the best asanas which gives a good physical workout and a comprehensive stress buster to the mind. Thus it is a wholesome pose which helps in establishing body-mind health, to discover self and to cure many ailments. Kurmasana (tortoise pose) is an intense forward fold that shuts out sensory distractions and quiets the nervous system. Kurmasana, according to B.K.S. How do you do Kurma...