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DVD Review: Step-by-Step Tai Chi with Tiffany Chen
If you're like me, you use fitness DVDs to get in a good cardio workout on a rainy day or when your kids are napping. A friend lent me this Step-by-Step Tai Chi ($20) DVD recently, and I decided to give it a whirl one afternoon when I was feeling mellow. Tai Chi master Tiffany Chen begins saying that most people think of this discipline as an elderly person's exercise (just what I thought!), but that everyone can benefit from it.
Fit For April: FitSugar Must Haves
April is a sign of Spring, which means exercising outdoors, longer days, and the unavoidable approach of bikini season. Hopefully you're already motivated by the warmer weather, so check out a few items that'll help you celebrate April the fittest and healthiest you can.
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Cool or Not: Nude Yoga & Tai Chi DVD
I was perusing the fitness videos in Barnes & Noble and I came across this — Nude Yoga & Tai Chi. Hmmm . .
A New Exercise Movement: NIA
Sick and tired of the same old treadmill routine?
NIA (pronounced NEE-ah) stands for neuromuscular integrative action, and it's one of the many ways you can breathe life into your stale workout routine. NIA is an interesting blend of the fluidity of Tai Chi, the flexibility of yoga, the randomness of modern dance and the energy of martial arts.
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day: April 28th
Get excited, but not crazy excited, more like peacefully excited for World Tai Chi & Qigong Day on April 28th - that's this Saturday. World Tai Chi & Qigong Day has been created to educate the public on medical research indicating that 70 to 85 percent of illnesses are caused by stress. Emerging medical research has shown that Tai Chi & Qigong can both profoundly benefit personal, physical, emotional and mental health.
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Muscle Types: Slow Twitch vs. Fast Twitch
Don't like sprinting? Blame it on your muscles. Deep within your skeletal muscles you have different twitch fibers.
What's the Deal With Chi Running
While it might seem like we were born to run, our sedentary lifestyle and shoe dependence have interfered with our innate ability to run. Ultra-marathoner Danny Dreyer has spent many hours contemplating the physics and physicality of running. From his hands on research he created Chi Running.
Do You Gyrotonic?
The name might sound like some sort of sexual healing tincture, but Gyrotonic is actually an amazing form of exercise.
Even categorizing this movement philosophy simply as exercise sells Gyrotonic short, and if you can't tell by that statement let me be a little more explicit: I love Gyrotonic. It is similar to Pilates, but more multi-dimensional.
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