Move it at Home: Baron Baptiste - Journey into Power


Updated 12/19/07 5:08 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

You know I'm a huge fan of Baron Baptiste and I love his LIVE DVD, Soul of Strength. He's got such incredibly positive and inspiring energy, it made me want to check out his other videos. After making the LIVE DVDs, he went on to write a book called Journey Into Power. A year later, he made a 2-DVD video series also called Journey Into Power - Level 1 and Level 2. These videos are filmed as he Read more

Move It at Home: Baron Baptiste — Soul of Strength


Updated 03/13/09 10:57 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 2 comments

Move It at Home:  Baron Baptiste — Soul of Strength

Baron Baptiste is a well-known Power Vinyasa yoga instructor with studios in Cambridge, Brookline, and Boston, MA. He made one of my favorite yoga DVDs - Soul of Strength. It was filmed LIVE at his studio during one of his yoga classes. Taking a yoga class is an amazing experience, feeling the energy of the group, it's really motivating. Sometimes doing a video at home can be really boring, Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: A Hip-Opening Sequence From Power Yoga Star Baron Baptiste


Updated 05/03/12 8:49 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Power Yoga Hip Openers From Baron Baptise

Power Yoga innovator Baron Baptiste leads a series of standing hip openers — Yoga Journal Stave away the afternoon slump with these all-day-energizing foods — Prevention Start May off right with this menu-planning calendar for the month — Daily Spark Love to graze? Well then, these 150-calorie snacks were made just for you — Fitness Learn why Cheryl Burke can't get enough of Ideology Read more

Don't Wake the Neighbors! Apartment-Approved Cardio


Updated 11/01/11 5:10 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Quiet Exercises to Do at Home

Living in a tight-spaced apartment with creaky wooden floors pretty much rules out large movements or foot-stomping cardio workouts. However, with Winter storms brewing, at-home workouts may be on the rise. Put away the Zumba and floor-shaking DVDs, and opt for these three cardio workouts instead; you can do each workout indoors without disturbing a soul — your downstairs neighbors will thank Read more

Yoga Styles Decoded


Updated 04/16/12 6:25 PM · Posted by · 6 comments

Different Types of Yoga Classes Explained

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Hatha Yoga Origin: Introduced in 15th-century India by Hindu sage, Yogi Swatmarama, Hatha poses — Downward Facing Dog, Cobra, Eagle, and Wheel, for example — make up most yoga sequences practiced today. Philosophy: The goal of Hatha yoga is to bridge the body and mind with the breath in a series of physical poses Read more