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From Wobble to Warrior: How I Finally Mastered Chaturanga Dandasana I used to think Chaturanga Dandasana was a test of brute force. I’d watch others glide through it, muscles rippling, and assume my failure was a lack of raw strength. So I pushed harder. I gritted my teeth and forced my way down, only to …
From Wrecked to Relaxed: How I Tamed the Chaos with Kids Yoga Let me be straight with you. I’m not a yoga guru. I’m a dad. I had a concept of exercise that was to lift weights or run. The definition of exercise that my kid thought of was to bang into the walls every …
The Yoga Block: My Secret Weapon for a Stronger, Safer Practice I also believed that yoga blocks were decorative. they piled dust in the corner of the studio, and I would come right on it. It was basic: push harder, reach farther, and arm-wrestle my way into any position. I just thought that I was …
My 7-Day Protein Push: A No-Nonsense Plan for Shedding Kilos in South Africa I will be honest with you: I was tired of the routine of beginning Monday with an inspirational state of mind and ending the week with a takeout box. My tendency to drop pounds, which is to simply eat less of everything, …
Good Morning Exercise: How I Built a Stronger Back and Fixed My Posture I used to think a strong back was something you built for looks. I was wrong. I learned the hard way that neglecting my posterior chain was costing me—not just in the gym, but in everyday life as well. My lower back …
Yoga for Weight Loss Let’s be honest. When the majority of guys have the thought of weight loss, they visualize grunting in the weight room, sweating in a run, or dripping in a spin routine. Yoga? Flexibility and calming down, that, right? That’s exactly what I thought. However, when I reached a plateau because of …
Yoga Poses For 2: Build Strength & Trust Together I believed that partner yoga was about chanting and placing hands. I was wrong. My buddy persuaded me to do it after I crashed somewhere in a savage plateau during my training. It is a no-nonsense account of how practicing Yoga Poses for 2 made me …
I break down the Is Yoga a Sport? debate Let me be straight with you. A few years ago, if you’d asked me, “Is yoga a sport?” I would have laughed. My idea of a sport involved a ball, a scoreboard, and a lot of sweating and swearing. Yoga was what my girlfriend did to …
My Yoga Ball Let’s be real. My home office setup was a disaster. For years, I thought a “good” chair was the answer. I’d sunk money into fancy ergonomic models, lumbar cushions, the works. But by 3 PM, I was still a wreck. My lower back was a knot of dull pain. My shoulders were …
Yoga vs. Pilates When I first began searching for ways to increase my flexibility, strength and peace of mind, one of the biggest considerations was yoga vs. Pilates. Both looked very similar at first, but the more I practiced, the more I realized how differently they worked on my body and mind. Yoga gave me …