Yoga

Photo: Twenty20 A sweet tooth can be hard to shake, especially when it requires more than quitting a gummy bear addiction or passing on the cookies and cakes. Sneaky sugar sources hide in the most seemingly healthy packaged foods, like granola bars, yogurt, peanut butter and even toothpaste. Those grams …

Photo: Twenty20 It’s a holiday tradition to make a list of all the goals you want to accomplish in the New Year: Lose weight. Mediate more. Eat more chia seeds. But it’s almost become a national pastime to diss our collective aspirations. Your sister snidely remarks, “You’re going to train …

Photo by Ali Inay Already suffering from nightmares that your favorite jeans won’t fit come January? Or that you’ll be sporting double chins in your New Year’s photos? Relax. Even if you’ve already indulged a little too much this year, you can still make it to 2016 without feeling totally bloated.  “It’s not …

Photo: Twenty20 Suffering from a stuck scale? A slow — or plateaued — weight loss rate can be extremely frustrating, especially if you think you’re doing everything right. You’re being careful not to overdo it on calorie-dense “healthy” foods (Costco-sized tubs of guacamole, we’re looking at you). You’ve nixed all …

Photo by Asi Zeevi It’s no secret that mindful movement is in the future of fitness. From spin to HIIT and yoga, top studios and instructors have incorporated moving meditations into their workouts — or, should we say, experiences. That’s at least what it felt like when I took a …

Photo: Pond5 Touch your toes. Fold your right arm across your chest. Pull your left ankle to your butt. Guessing you’ve done those stretches, right? Listen, they’re all great: These tried-and-true stretches can help improve flexibility, joint mobility and even help beat stress. But while the stand-bys are solid, they …

Photo: William Morrow Books With approximately 70 million Americans suffering from chronic sleep problems, it’s clear that most of us need to evaluate our nighttime shutdown routine. If counting sheep or sipping that cup of chamomile isn’t doing you any favors, you might want to consider downward dogging your way …

Mason jars brimming with colorful post-workout smoothies perched on a windowsill next to a bouquet of flowers and a pair of $300 kicks. You get the (unreal) picture. Instead of seeking #fitspiration from your Instagram feed, head over to Snapchat to get real-time action and an unfiltered portrayal of the …

Photo: Pond5 If you’ve been to a yoga class, you’ve probably been instructed to focus on your breath. With so much emphasis on inhaling and exhaling, it would seem logical that a regular yoga practice would have benefits for people who have problems with their airways, right? For years, researchers …

Photo: Pond5 These days, it’s not uncommon to see headstands on sandy beaches, tree poses overlooking wide mountains or standing splits in front of famous buildings and landmarks. Yoga is truly everywhere and embraced by countless different cultures across the world. In Japan, a new generation of young yogis practice …