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Fit Gift Guide: Yoga Lady
Whether you have a friend or family member who's been doing yoga for years or is just starting out, here are some great gift ideas she's sure to appreciate. Every time she practices, she'll think of you.
- Manduka Black Mat PRO: Pricey, yes, but this will be the last yoga mat your yoga loving friend will ever need.
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Gear Review: slotRadio by Sansa
I love my iPod, but there is a new music player vying for my heart: the slotRadio ($79) by Sansa.
The two-inch-by-two-inch clip-on music player comes with a data card with 1,000 songs from the Billboard music charts, with prearranged playlists by music genre. I tried the additional Health and Fitness mix, which includes the mixes for warmup, cardio, roadwork (cycling), power (lifting), yoga, cooldown, and the even more mellow spa mix.
Healthy Dose Link Time
- Another use for ripe bananas. It's smoothie time — Vitamin G
- More overtly Photoshopped Ralph Lauren models turn up down under — FitCeleb
- Ladies playing rugby on a pier in NYC: scrum anyone? — Social Workout
- The real housewives of the big apple do cardio for cupcakes — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Calling all carnivores: learn the health benefits of marinades — Mark's Daily Apple
- Yet another reason fashionland is messed up — That's Fit
- Hypnosis plus yoga equals Hyp-Yoga — Vital Juice
Yoga With Biggest Loser Trainer Bob Harper
I gaze out past the middle finger of my left hand into the Hollywood Hills as my right quad quivers holding Warrior 2. This is when Bob Harper, trainer from The Biggest Loser, says, "You might be feeling a bit of heat in your thigh right about now." He's teaching a yoga class to a few bloggers and ladies of the press, and we all laugh as our legs burn.
Nike Naked Running Camp?
I've heard of naked yoga and naked biking, but running in the buff? Now that's something new. Check out Nike's latest commercial below to learn all about "natural" running.
Fit Gift Guide: Yoga Lady
The gift-giving holidays are just around the corner and to spare you some of the last-minute shopping stress the Sugar sites are creating ever-helpful gift guides.
With yoga becoming so popular these days, there must be someone on your gift giving list who loves to practice. Yoginis don't really need much, but these items are sure to inspire them to burst into a Sun Salutation, and they'll think of you whenever they do.
Fight Seasonal Allergies With Heat
If seasonal allergies are preventing you from breathing through your nose, you can take decongestants, but they'll end up drying you up everywhere, even your lady business. Plus they can make you feel kind of spaced out and tired.
A natural alternative I've found that relieves congestion is to raise your body temperature through exercise.
Lessons Learned at Yoga Journal Conference
A few weeks ago I was treated to two yoga classes offered at the Yoga Journal's annual conference in San Francisco. Taking the two two-hour classes back-to-back felt like a hometown mini-yoga retreat for me and I loved it. Held in a fancy downtown hotel, hundreds of ladies and a few handfuls of men chanted, meditated, and practiced serious asana for the entire weekend.
Paula Abdul's Addiction to Pain Meds
Addiction is powerful, and when dealing with extreme amounts of pain, it can affect anyone. In a recent issue of Ladies' Home Journal, Paula Abdul, who's turning 47 this month, opened up about her addiction to pain meds. For the first time in 12 years she's no longer dependent on drugs.
Class Act: Nia
As part of my New Year's resolutions, I vowed to try new things, so there I was — barefoot and in a room full of happy, chatty ladies, about to take a Nia class for the first time. I was excited because I had heard it integrated some of my favorite movements: dance, martial arts, and yoga. Once the music started, the instructor began demonstrating some simple movements to open the body.
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