Strike a Yoga Pose: Double Pigeon


Updated 10/30/10 10:02 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Strike a Yoga Pose: Double Pigeon

I love hip opening poses and Double Pigeon might just top my list of faves. This pose allows the hips to open like Pigeon pose, but also simultaneously stretches both glute muscles and the lower back. This pose is great for yoga beginners, runners, bikers, and expectant mothers preparing for labor. Start seated in butterfly, then move your right foot slightly away from you (essentially to Read more

Stretch Those Tight Hips and Lower Back


Updated 01/14/08 5:30 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 8 comments

Stretch Those Tight Hips and Lower Back

Chances are if you are reading this, you have the ever popular "office job" that involves sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day. This can wreak havoc on your precious body creating tight hips and lower back pain. Many stretches for your hips also stretch out your lower back, so these poses are like 2 for the price of 1. If you can, try and take a break during work to do this hip and lower back Read more

Doctor Who Recap: The Wedding of River Song


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Doctor Who The Wedding of River Song Recap

We've been marching ominously toward the Doctor's fate at Lake Silencio in the second half of season six. The finale "The Wedding of River Song" does answer a lot of our questions, but in Doctor Who style, new threads and mysteries are added to the timey-wimey jumble. The episode begins in an earth where everything is askew; time stopped ticking and remains set on April 22, 2011 at 5:02 p.m., Read more

Beyond the Basics: 5 Helpful Quad Stretches


Updated 05/26/11 9:50 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Stretch the Quads

After a series of outdoor runs this week, I wasn't prepared for how on fire my quads would feel during today's yoga class. Going through the Warrior poses proved difficult, and by the time we moved into a variation of pigeon pose, I was breathing deeper than ever before. It was a good reminder that even though I always stretch after working out, I don't give enough attention to my quads — a Read more