- Yoga plus one (Courier-Post)
Inhale. Stretch. Exhale. Pose. Yawn. Sound familiar? Luckily, there's hope for the yoga-tired. Hybrid classes featuring yoga along with what may seem like its polar opposites are cropping up everywhere.
- Yoga in a chair (Louisville Courier-Journal)
If the idea of getting down on the floor to strike a yoga pose makes you say, "Ouch!" instead of "Om!" you can bypass mats and go directly to chairs at Urban Active. The Louisville-area health club offers a 45-minute "Ch. Oga" class — and it's literally yoga in a chair.
- Yoga, for keeps?; Practicing yoga in competition is relatively new in the U.S., but locals will take part in the ... (The Bulletin)
Yoga competition may be an oxymoron. But it really does exist.Competitive yoga, part of Indian culture for thousands of years, first appeared in United States about six years ago.The Oregon Hatha Yoga Regional Championship, to be held this Sunday in Portland, is a chance for the state’s yoga practitioners to qualify for national competition.
- Yoga can give strength, balance, flexibility (Savannah Morning News)
WASHINGTON - Yoga may have a soft and peaceful reputation, but the theme at Willow Street Yoga on a recent Monday evening was fear. A large theme, to be sure, but in this case it was focused on issues such as: If I collapse from a handstand, what happens to my face?
- S-t-r-e-t-c-h (La Cañada Valley Sun)
The 6th Annual International Yoga Asana Championship’s Southern California Regionals returned Saturday to the Lanterman Auditorium, drawing 26 competitors of all ages.
- Pilates expert stresses purity of basics (The Arizona Republic)
Forty years ago, only professional dancers - and some prizefighters - had heard of Pilates. When Virginia Nicholas began teaching Pilates classes in Tempe nearly 15 years ago, not even many fitness fanatics knew about it. Today, though, an estimated 5 million people nationwide practice Pilates.
- Schools mix video games, fitness (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Decisions, decisions: Exercise or video games? At South Albany High School, P.E. teacher Lisa Dilbone can offer her students both at once.
- Health calendar (Honolulu Advertiser)
"SAFE & SWEET TREATS," cooking class in observance of National Diabetes Month, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20, Castle Medical Center, Wellness Center Auditorium; registration, 263-5400, www.castlemed.org.
- Look Good, Feel Good: Workout changeup (The Times of Acadiana)
One of the holy grails of fitness is an exercise routine that doesn’t become routine. Staying interested in a exercise plan can sometimes be harder work than the exercise themselves. And that challenge has been the driving force behind countless exercise trends and fads over the years.
- COMMUNITY SPORTS CALENDAR (The Atascocita Observer)
PEDAL AND PUSH FITNESS PROGRAM Pedal and Push at the Kingwood Fitness and Sports Center fuses indoor cycling and upper-body strength training. The program meets twice a week for four weeks, with the next session to begin Nov. 5. The December session will begin Dec. 2. Classes are at either 7:45 or 11 a.m. The cost for the eight classes is $160 for members and $240 for non-members.
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