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3 Stretches to Unkink Your Back without Getting Up from Your Chair 3 Stretches to Unkink Your Back without Getting Up from Your Chair
Desk work is a real pain in the neck, back, shoulders…Why suffer? Release the tension fast without getting up from your chair. Try three desk-chair stretches now with this photo how-to from the exercise guide that comes with the Gaiam BalanceBall Chair.

To Get Lean Muscle Faster, Go Slow and Get 'Eccentric' To Get Lean Muscle Faster, Go Slow and Get 'Eccentric'
What's the very best way to get maximum results in minimum time with resistance training? It's all in the timing. Here's why slowing down to a 6-second repetition (2 counts to lift, 4 counts to lower) is one of the most effective ways to build lean muscle and strength.

Yoga As Medicine: An M.D. and Yogi on How It Works Yoga As Medicine: An M.D. and Yogi on How It Works
In her interview with Yoga Journal medical editor Timothy McCall, M.D., yogi Nina Zolotow explores how yoga as medicine can deliver real healing for common health conditions, from high blood pressure to anxiety, chronic pain and insomnia.

Best Cross-Training for Your Core Sport Best Cross-Training for Your Core Sport
Personal training, physiology, and biomechanics experts share their top tips to help you cross-train for the specific sports and activities you love most, from cycling and running to swimming, golf, yoga, racquet sports, volleyball ...


Blogs

Jill Miller

Rethink Your Abs: 3 Exercises for a Stronger Core

Some of the most common ab workouts can do your body more harm than good. Yoga expert Jill Miller shares ...

Chris Freytag

How Much Water Do You Need When Working Out?

You've heard the advice: "Drink more than 8 glasses a day when exercising." But how much more? Chris Freytag explains ...

Chris Freytag

How to Form Healthy Habits and Make Them Last

Worried you'll give up on that new diet or workout routine? Follow Chris Freytag's tips on how to make healthy ...


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Gaiam Media

SHAPE's Top 5 Time-Saving Workout Moves SHAPE's Top 5 Time-Saving Workout Moves

The best secret to fitting exercise into your day? Time-maximizing moves that work multiple muscle groups at once, like these from Shape magazine's fitness experts. Video clip and DVD series produced by Gaiam.

How to Flex a Muscle While Stretching It, to Help Protect Joints How to Flex a Muscle While Stretching It, to Help Protect Joints

Yoga expert Jill Miller shows how to use active stretching or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in a runner's lunge to protect joints and build strength. From Jill's Yoga for Weight Loss Workout Kit by Gaiam.

WAVE Trainer Tips: Why Work Out on a Step That Doesn't Stay Still? WAVE Trainer Tips: Why Work Out on a Step That Doesn't Stay Still?

The FIRM's master instructors show and explain why a curved platform, balance training techniques, and rotational movement are not only a whole lot of fun — but also give you a faster, more effective workout than traditional step aerobics or linear workouts like walking and running.


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