Sports & Outdoor

Class Review: Surfilates @ Bent Pilates

by Djuna Passman -Int/Adv modern Dancer. Advanced in Yoga and Pilates
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I used to surf and now take Pilates classes regularly, but I was not sure exactly how the two forms would be integrated. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself in what was one of the most challenging, beneficial, and fun Pilates-based classes I have taken. I was simultaneously tired and energized, the way one feels after a thorough, full-body workout. My first thought at the close of class was, “I want to take this class every week.” I could definitely feel my low abdominal and upper back muscles the next day.

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Class review: Open Gyrokinesis @ Kinespirit

by Elaine Y - Adv Beginner: Fitness. Non-dancer
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Kinespirit CLASS LEVEL: OPEN GYROKINESIS Gyrokinesis, yoga and Pilates share some similarities, but I was unsure of whether it was just stretching and breathing, a core muscle workout, or both. I later found out after the class that gyrokinesis is meant to strengthen and tone one’s muscles and increase flexibility. The gyrokinesis class format is [...]

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Article: Ashtanga Yoga “Eight Limbs”

by FitEngine

Ashtanga means "eight limbs" in Sanskrit, a reference to eight elements that define as a lifestyle. These "limbs" cover your attitudes towards the world around you, your attitudes towards yourself, the poses, breathing exercises, the withdrawal of the senses, concentration, contemplation, and enlightenment. As a type of yoga, Ashtanga is better known as "power yoga." [...]

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Article: Yoga and other Forms of Exercise

by FitEngine

Yoga is a type of meditative exercise that has roots in the Far East religious traditions-Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. Today, many people have dropped the religious aspects of this art of the body and simply practice yoga techniques for health benefits. The various stretches and strength-building exercises done in yoga can build muscles, increase flexibility, and [...]

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Sports & Outdoor

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Tennis

by Tasha N - Intermediate: dance/fitness/Injury recovery
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On Tennis womens tennis Williams’s Injury Needs Explanation Serena Williams should be more forthcoming with the ticket-buying tennis public about the injury that has kept her sidelined.

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