You may know that the common medical advice for treating soft tissue injury is the R.I.C.E. method: Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate. Your inner child however, prefers Reinjure, Ignore, Curse, Exhort (or entreat). Sitting here in week 4 of hamstring tendonitis, I’ve come to realize, from 9 years anecdotal, strictly non scientific, non statically valid […]
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Dear Zumba Fitness International, (and fellow Zumbaranians) Having regularly attended a 9 am, Saturday morning, Zumba Fitness class, I have, unintentionally, acted as a lab rat for the hypothesis. “Just how many hours before a Zumba class do you need to stop drinking without experiencing a long list of side effects that would rival the […]
“I’m not here to torture you”, said the instructor at the minute class started. Knowing people usually say the opposite of what they’re thinking, I thought “oh shit, here we go”. I’ve wanted to try Barre for a long time, but I needed to find a female friend to take me, because I can […]
You may be familiar with various theories of the effects that the two hemispheres of our brain have on a variety of things from behavior, to psychology to biology, including the most popular that our left brain is where rational, logical processes reside and the right, creativity. This is all, of course probably not true. […]
You’re about to learn more about your “pelvic floor” than you thought was possible or maybe even what a “pelvic floor” is and how squeezing your anus can change your life. Or at least, your pelvic floor. Irresistible title, I know. Not long ago, In October of 2015, I wrote “Ashtanga Yoga – A […]
One of my yoga instructors is enamored with “dragon sequence” which I have, just this evening renamed “my ex sequence”. Allow me to explain . Since describing the dragon wil take more words than I’m wiling to write and certainly you to read, here is an instructional video. Just a few points not to mislead, […]
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Ashtanga Yoga- A Primer
We had a sub teacher in yoga class today. She practices Ashtanga yoga. As I frequently talk to people who either ask me or want a recommendation for what “style” of yoga to take as a beginner, this is not it. But some explication might be helpful. This was my second Ashtanga class. I don’t […]
(Disclaimer: Do not try this at home. This is for advanced Zumba practitioners with highly developed alcohol skills) Now that I have 2 1/2 years of Zumba practice under my belt, I have found an interesting correlation between my Friday night activities and the 9 am Saturday morning class. I am now able to rate […]