Yoga for Every Body: An Interview with Janet Wieneke (Rerun)

by NinaSeptember Photo from the Yoga for the Larger Woman Calendar“Around the same time, the thought hit me that I had been dragging this body around for all these past 50 years instead of really living in it. It came to me that I had not claimed this body, not moved into this body. I was renting it, but I didn’t live there. I didn’t want to live there—in the “undesirable” section of town. “That began to change though when I realized no...

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Home Practice: The Best Way to Improve Your Health and Well-Being (Rerun)

by Timothy McCallBed in a Mirror by Nina Zolotow"If you are taking yoga classes but not practicing at home, you may be missing the best—and potentially most therapeutic—part of yoga. Your personal practice is where the deepest work happens, when you go inward and go at your own pace."—from Yoga As MedicineThis quotation from my book got posted on Facebook the other day and generated quite a bit of interest. But not everyone, particularly those who...

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Practice As Many As You Can: T. Krishnamacharya's Yoga (Rerun)

by NinaT. Krishnamachrya in a "New" PoseI thought this would be a good post to rerun this week because it may help inspire some of you to start practicing yoga at home or to change up what you're doing! —NinaIn my post Authentic Yoga, I mentioned that most of the yoga asana we do these days were invented in the early 20th century. In his book on the origins of modern posture practice Yoga Body, Mark Singleton focuses in particular on the...

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Effective Bodybuilder Workouts for Poster Perfect Chests

If it isn’t bigger arms, it is to develop bigger chests. Many bodybuilders choose to target the pecs when they go to the gym. In fact, body builders spend hours working out the chest, when in reality just a few minutes of working out the chest can already produce results.The pectoralis major or the chest is one of the largest muscles in the body. For men, it is the most obvious muscle that when developed, becomes really noticeable. There are different...

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Top 5 Bodybuilder Leg Workouts for the Pro

People work out almost every muscle in the gym but usually leave one part of the body for granted – the legs. The legs serve an important function of the body it supports the weight of the upper body. Even if it isn’t exercised, it is important to keep it healthy to avoid knee injuries and other injuries of the lower extremity.When exercising the upper body, it is also important to include the legs as well. A defined upper bod would be nothing with...

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Pet More Downward-Facing Dogs: Yoga Resolutions for the New Year (Rerun)

by NinaBack in the Day: My Brother Danny and Our Dog Nikki"Hear now the wisdom of Yoga, path of the Eternal and freedom from bondage.No step is lost on this path, and no dangers are found. And even a little progress is freedom from fear." —The Bhagavad GitaWhen my son was in the fourth grade, he came to me with a problem. His teacher had asked him to write a list of ten possible resolutions he could make for the new year, and the thought of coming...

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Whey Protein – A Bodybuilders Best Friend

The word bodybuilding conjures up images in the brain of large men with ripped chests, buffed arms, washboard abs, lean legs, and all that. On another note, it also conjures up images in the brain of various gym supplements including first and foremost, Whey Protein.Whey Protein is the most commonly used gym supplement for bodybuilders and those interested in going to the gym to build up muscles. It is also the most commonly known supplement. Little,...

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What Are The Best Supplements For Bodybuilders?

Getting to the gym is easy, but it’s gaining the result you are striving for is difficult. Most people new to bodybuilding think that all they need to do is pack in a lot of supplements and spend less time at the gym and they are good to go. Sadly, this is not the case. Supplements are to supplement, simply put. Going to the gym and putting in the hard work completing bodybuilder workouts will provide the results you are looking for and the supplements...

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Top 7 Bodybuilder Diet Tips For Muscle Growth

What you consume becomes part of your body, and it can either make or break your way to attaining muscle growth. Working out for endless hours in the gym isn’t the sole way of achieving a bodybuilder’s physique. Individuals will have to supplement their exercises with nutrients that the body needs as fuel. There are a number of natural and artificial foods and supplements available in the market, but at least 7 choices stand out. Below are the top...

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Bodybuilder Workouts To Build The Biceps And Triceps

The secret to getting bigger arms is to exercise all the muscle groups involved including the biceps, triceps, and the forearms. The common mistake most bodybuilders make is to focus only on the biceps or only on the triceps, disregarding the fact that all must be worked out to achieve bigger sculptured arms.The key to developing bigger well defined arms without straining the muscles to the point of injury is to remember not to overwork the muscles...

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Four Ways to Survive the Holidays (Rerun)

by NinaHegel's Holiday by Rene Magritte*We’re quickly moving into the full-blown, end of the year holiday season that is Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa topped off by New Year’s Eve. For many of us, this time of year is very challenging. We have too much to do. We’re traveling through snow and rain to get some place and then a few days after that slogging home again. And when we’re together for days at a time with family members, old behavior patterns...

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6 super food for building muscle

Building muscle is all about training hard and providing your body with the nutrients, proteins and fats (some carbs too) it needs to recover and grow optimally. There are a variety of excellent proteins and fats out there that will aid you in muscle growth. However, here are a few staple superfoods that you should strive to eat every day for optimal muscle growth.1. EggsBy eggs I mean the whole egg. There is no reason to throw away the yolk; this...

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5 simple ways to easily eat over 3000 calories a day

Many people, especially so called hard gainers, find it difficult to eat 3000 calories a day. To bulk up and gain muscle mass you must be eating plenty of high quality calories every day. I don’t care if you have the smallest appetite in the world, that’s no excuse.Here are some very easy ways to get 3000 calories a day – these methods are so simple and effective I wouldn’t be surprised if you started getting in 4000+ calories a day.1. Add olive...

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