Stretch before you stroke
Mackenna Moslander, Reporter
February 14, 2020
Before spring sports begin and swimmers dive into the pool for the first practice of the season, the swim team is participating in preseason Kundalini yoga sessions to work on breathing and muscle strength. Yoga can help with many skills including core strength and endurance, which are necessary...
Workouts around the city
Jordan Russell, Sports Editor
May 24, 2018
While many athletes find their home on a field or court with a coach and other players, some teens choose to break a sweat with a trainer, getting their daily exercise in a workout session. “There’s a different atmosphere in [workout] classes than sports,” junior Amelia Estes, who frequents...
Stretching Limits
October 1, 2014
Ariana Abdulmassih Senior Reporter Exercise may be beneficial for helping teens stay fit and maintaining their mental health, but yoga takes it one step further by warding off anxiety and stress and improving breathing and relaxation, according to a new study. Teens who practiced yoga scored h...
Riders cycle indoors with candlelight, music
November 7, 2013
Sarah Selzer Senior Reporter Unlike the typical gym where training equipment is spread out with each exerciser working at her own pace, women of all ages cycle together by candlelight to loud electronic music at SoulCycle spin classes. “I enjoy SoulCycle because it doesn’t feel like a hard o...
Motion-activated video games are physically beneficial
February 7, 2012
Elizabeth Burkett Reporter The image of a teenager slouched on a couch playing video games has changed with the introduction of motion-sensitive gaming devices that require body motions interacting with life-like images on the screen and getting exercise in the process. “I use our family Wii Fit to pla...
Get in shape with little to no equipment
March 31, 2010
Katy Hallowell Reporter With yoga and pilates classes costing up to $45 for an hour-long session, staying in shape does not come cheap — unless you go back to basics. You can really do exercises like circuits that combined with cardiovascular exercises can strengthen bones,” said Bernard, a trai...
Bikram yoga helps rejuvenate the body
December 16, 2009
Anjali Shrestha Features Editor Just as I went into the second set of the seventh pose, “tuladandasana,” and the room reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit, I asked myself why I signed up for a Bikram yoga class. The gratification came hours later when I was home and had recovered from the experien...
Gabrielle Guido, Web Editor
October 26, 2020 • No Comments
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