Yoga for Arthritis

Arthritis is a condition defined by inflammation in one or more joints, coupled with stiffness, soreness and a limited range of motion. According to the Center for Disease Control, arthritis affects nearly 50 million Americans, and that amount is expected to rise. There are over 100 types of arthritis and the causes include but are [...]

August 27, 2011 • Tags: Arthritis • Posted in: Fitness and You • No Comments

New Yoga Film Lands Star

The producers of Yogawoman have announced that Academy-award nominated actress and yogini Annette Bening will narrate the film, which will premiere in major North American cities in September. Yogawoman illuminates the global phenomenon of how modern women have embraced yoga. Eighty-percent of American yogis are women. Yet most of the teachers who bought the [...]

August 27, 2011 • Tags: Film, Film Lands • Posted in: Fitness and You • No Comments

How to Get the Perfect Body

You could also add in training for athleticism, but that would be more of a hybrid of all of the above. When youre training to improve your athleticism, youre training for athletic power , youre training to improve your lung capacity and endurance , youre training for strength , and youre trying to build [...]

People Exercising Less in Bad Economy

As goes the economy, so goes the exercise habits of U.S. citizens. According to a Gallup poll, Americans started to let their fitness activities go by the wayside in the fall of 2008. While there was a partial rebound in 2010, exercise levels are still not what they were before they fell.
Gallup based their findings [...]

July 26, 2011 • Tags: Economy • Posted in: Fitness and You • No Comments