Monday, September 1, 2008
Knowing The Yoga Exercise Ball
...Where did the Yoga exercise ball originate?
The exercise ball, or usually considered as the stability ball have been all around since 1963. It originated in the European region of Italy. When the american Physical Therapists first laid their eyes on the stability ball being used, they were within the Swiss units of physical therapy. Thus, these stability balls were considered as "Swiss Balls." Nevertheless, all the Swiss balls during that period were made exclusively in Italy.
Still, without due regard to this fact, the Americans have nicknamed the stability ball as the Swiss ball for several decades. The first exercise ball to be introduced and used in the Aura Wellness Center in the United States was produced by the Gymnic Balls located in Italy. Many other brands of stability ball have slowly ga...more
Knowledge And The Relevance Of Yoga Poses
...Although yoga is not a high-impact exercise, it can provide strength as well as suppleness to the body but you can cause injury to yourself if the poses are not correctly done. Through an in-depth knowledge, you can avert possible injuries.
The correct breathing techniques as in other form of exercises are essential to yoga postures to avert unnecessary injuries. The most glaring is to withheld your breathe in between changes of yoga positions. Yoga is similar to weight lifting, you need to inhale and exhale while doing the poses and holding it only when you are done with the exercises.
Normal yoga poses are unlike those that you found in television where they contort their body to make you squirm as yoga postures are done with little strain. Do not overstretch yourself and if you are uncomfortable with the poses, do not carry on as you might be heading for a serious injury.
Yoga should be done at a certain pace as you will want to be with the flow and keep your muscles tension free. Going through the yoga positions too fast is not healthy as it will stra...more
Muscle Fitness - Can Yoga Make You Stronger?
...rength had increased by up to 31%, their muscular endurance improved by 57%, their flexibility increased by 188%, and their cardio respiratory fitness improved by 7%. These results are pretty amazing when you consider that the study was only conducted for eight weeks.
How can something that seems so benign have such a major impact on muscle fitness?
Muscle Strength
Unlike traditional weight building exercises, in yoga your body provides the resistance. While you are not likely going to produce the bulked up muscles of some weight lifters, you will certainly increase your muscle strength.
Many poses in yoga are done very slowly or you stay in the posture for several breaths. It is much more challenging to your muscles to hold a ...more
Where Can You Find inexpensive Yoga Teacher Training?
...r a distance learning course to become a Yoga instructor? Anyone who has obligations, at home, might consider such a course. Some employers will not grant you permission to take a month out of the year to train for your "dream job."
In the current economy, employers are "holding all of the cards," and they know it. Just mentioning training for another job will not go over well.
Many teachers of Yoga are women, who h...more
