Toega has become a workout trend because stretching out your tootsies has numerous benefits. Taking care of your feet via a few simple exercises can help improve stability, increase mobility/range of motion, and help prevent overuse injuries like shin splints or plantar fasciitis. Here’s what you need to know about Toega, and the exercises you can incorporate into your routine right away.
Yoga For Flexibility, Stretch Your Way to Strength
Stubborn. Unyielding. Rigid. Not words we want to use to describe our bodies. Thanks to sedentary jobs, the natural aging process or a general lack of time, most of us are not as flexible as we’d like to be. Don’t shrug your tight shoulders and try to accept this stiffness as a part of life! […]
Yoga for Mindfulness
Our everyday lives have never been busier and it’s easy to forget to prioritize mindfulness. If you’re feeling burnt out at the end of a hectic week, then yoga for mindfulness may be the perfect addition to your fitness routine. What type of yoga is best for mindfulness All yoga practice encourages mindfulness by bringing […]
Your Guide to Yoga Props
Savasana blankets, tea tree oil, and yoga straps: now what? These days, there are so many new and exciting pieces marketed to help you up your yoga game that it can get pretty overwhelming, especially if you’re a yoga newbie. That said, they’re even more important for you if you’re just starting out, helping you […]
Yoga for Cyclists
We LOVE our cycling! It’s a fabulous cardio workout that gets the endorphins flowing, burns fat and leaves us with that incomparable feeling of having just conquered a mountain! But… because cycling asks the body to move in such a specific way, we wind up working the same muscles over and over in class. Yoga […]
The Most Common Hatha Yoga Benefits
Hatha is often used as an umbrella term for a yoga class in most fitness studios and gyms. While Hatha technically translates to mean stubborn or forceful, Hatha yoga classes are often fairly gentle and very accessible to all fitness levels. Hatha yoga offers a number of health benefits that go beyond those produced by […]