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The gym I am going to start going to has fitness classes in both pilates and yoga. What’s the general difference between the two and which one is more effective?

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Yoga includes meditation and pilates doesnt
Pilates uses special devices like the big ball. Pilates usually uses the strengh of your stomach.
I have seen people who practice yoga and their body is just ok. The pilates people have better body

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For women who are regular yoga participants, pregnancy can create a unique challenge to participating in their favorite activity.

But becoming pregnant doesn’t mean that you have to put your yoga participation on hold until you give birth.  In fact, participating in yoga may help pregnant women cope with the physical and mental changes that go along with it.

There’s no doubt that pregnancy will force a woman to change her regular yoga routine (not to mention her entire life).  But while a woman may not be able to attend yoga sessions as regularly as she may have before becoming pregnant, or engage in all of the exercises as she once did, she can still reap the benefits of yoga by employing a few modifications to her routine.

According to yoga instructors and medical experts, yoga can aid pregnant women by encouraging breathing and relaxation.  As anyone who has heard of or participated in a child birthing class, particularly a Lamaze class, breathing exercises are an important part of the procedure.  Although the breathing in a child birthing class may be more of a forced, deliberate type of breathing (short, quick breaths), the classes also include controlled deep breathing that is intended to calm and relax the body during the delivery and it is extremely similar to the type of breathing exercises performed in a yoga class.

By utilizing the moderate breathing exercises taught in yoga, expectant mothers can reap the benefits of relaxation at all stages of the pregnancy experience, from the pre-natal phase through labor to birth and afterwards.  The breathing exercises associated with yoga help relax both the mind and the body, helping to eliminate the stress, both physical and mental, which is associated with pregnancy.

But as we said, pregnant women should take care when participating in yoga, as there are specific precautions that need to be taken during each trimester.  The following are suggestions for how to incorporate yoga into each trimester of your pregnancy.

To start, women who are in their first trimester and are regular yoga class attendees should consult with their yoga instructor to let them know of their condition so that they can work together to modify the yoga routine.  And if you are pregnant and experiencing “morning sickness”, don’t feel guilty about pulling out of a class, skipping a few of the more strenuous poses or moving to a less difficult class.  Take morning sickness as a signal that it’s time for you to change your yoga routine.

If you are a pregnant woman who has never participated in yoga before but want to take advantage of the health benefits it offers, seek out a prenatal yoga class in your area.  There are many yoga studios that offer classes specifically designed for expectant mothers, and the class will also offer you the opportunity to meet with other mothers and share information.  If you can’t find a prenatal yoga class in your area, there are prenatal yoga videos and DVDs on the market that you can use in the comfort of your own home.

Yoga experts say there are specific poses and movements that are well-suited for women in their first trimester of pregnancy, movements that promote flexibility, particularly in the hip area that can help make the actual birth process easier.  Yoga experts recommend expectant mothers practice poses such as the Triangle, Knee to Ankle, Warrior II, the Pigeon, Ardha Chandrasana and Baddha Konasana.  In addition, yoga instructors recommend positions like Cat-Cow, which require the student to get on all fours, because it helps place the baby in the optimal birthing position inside the body.  On a related note, yoga instructors recommend that pregnant women avoid poses that require her to stretch the muscles too far (especially the abdominals) since being pregnant increases the production of relaxin, a hormone that softens the connective tissue between the muscles which, in turn, allows the uterus to expand.

By the second trimester, when morning sickness has usually passed, those who have never tried prenatal yoga may want to begin now.  But no matter what level of experience, pregnant women who participate in yoga at this stage should exercise caution and not exert themselves too much or engage in poses that require sudden movements or extreme stretching.

Yoga experts suggest that pregnant women avoid jumping or rolling while transitioning from one move to the next, but rather crawl or step.  For instance, with a move such as the sun salutation, yoga instructors recommend that pregnant women keep their chest no more 85 degrees from the floor in the forward position of the move and place their hands in front of their feet as opposed to the sides.  Also, they recommend avoiding extreme twists which could cause placental abruption, poses that press the heel of the foot into the uterus while sitting or seated in the lotus and half-lotus positions unless you are able to keep the position loose and not twist the knees too much.

In the third trimester, an expectant mother will increase in size and her level of fatigue will change, which means she will have to alter her yoga participation.  All yoga poses that compress the stomach should be avoided and they should recognize and respond to their feelings of general fatigue.  In this trimester, they can keep participating in yoga, but only if they feel up to the task.  If not, doing gentle stretching and calming breathing exercises will suffice.

In the 36th week of pregnancy, it is recommended that women limit the number and type of inversion yoga poses they perform, including Legs Up Against The Wall, Downward Dog and Bridge Pose.  These moves, doctors and yoga instructors state, can put the baby in a bad position in the body.  The only exception for performing these positions is if the baby is currently in the breech position in the womb.  In that situation, those poses may actually help to turn the baby around.

In addition to these tips, there are a few general rules that apply to pregnant women participating in yoga:

•    Avoid Bikram or “hot” yoga.  Studies show that overheating could adversely affect your pregnancy.

•    Beginning with the second trimester, when the changes in your body can alter your center of gravity, perform standing poses with a chair for support or with your heels against a wall to reduce the chance of losing balance and becoming injured.

•    When bending in a forward pose, bend from the hips with the breastbone leading the way and the spine extended from the base of the skull to the tailbone.  Using this technique makes it easier for a pregnant woman to breath.  If you are bending forward while seated, put a yoga strap or towel behind your ankles and hold the ends with both hands.  Again, bend from the hip and keep the chest elevated to avoid compressing the abdominal area.  Keep the legs open approximately hip width to give your stomach more room.

•    When performing a twisting pose, twist primarily from the shoulders and back rather than the waist and only twist as far as it feels comfortable.  This helps avoid putting pressure on the abdominal area.

•    Avoid poses that involve backbends, balancing on one leg, handstands, headstands and upward bows.

Lastly, do not ignore the signals your body sends you.  This is an amazing time in your life and yoga can help make pregnancy less stressful, less discomforting and even more peaceful.

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Men are the carriers of almost all the responsibilities in this world. As what the Holy Scriptures had said, men are the representation of God’s strength. Men have the biggest responsibilities to take each day of their lives. This is why men need to make some times to relax and unwind to make everything at their best. Yoga has an immense role in this matter.

As what we all know, Yoga is a series of exercises and disciplines to create a healthy, beautiful lifestyle that everyone is dreaming of. The search for the best men yoga pants is very in demand in this matter. Men are known for their strength and unique flexibility. This is why they need an extra strong best men yoga pants that could handle all of the yoga stretches that they will do during their yoga class.

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By: Linda Adams

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You might be surprised to find out that yoga has been a part of the U.S. fitness efforts for a long time.  For many in this country, the concept of yoga is connected to the 1960s when the ideas of spiritualism and inner peace were promoted by the counterculture.

But it may surprise some people to learn that yoga in the U.S. has a history that dates back to the late 1800s.

In 1883, the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago welcomed Swami Vivekananda, who received a standing ovation when he greeted his “sisters and brothers in America” in the audience.  His idea that all of the religions of the world are merely separate parts of a larger religion was a new concept to those hearing him speak about the mind, body and spirit.

Shortly after the arrival of Swami Vivekananda, Yogendra Mastamani also traveled to the U.S. from India and set up a base in Long Island, N.Y. in 1919 and created the American branch of Kaivalyadhama, which is an India-based group that was a leader in the exploration of yoga from a scientific perspective. Mastamani introduced Hatha Yoga to the United States.

A year later, Paramahansa Yogananda, of one the most well-known yogis in the U.S., settled in Boston and brought kriya yoga to the United States.  In 1925, he created the Self-Realization Fellowship (its headquarters are now in Los Angeles).  In addition, Yogananda wrote the international best seller “Autobiography of a Yogi”, which continues to be a source of inspiration for many yoga students.

Beginning in the 1930s, Jiddu Krishnamurti achieved a new level of notoriety for a yogi when he began giving well-received, eloquent seminars on Jnana-Yoga, or the yoga of discernment.  His talks earned him the admiration of a number of celebrities of the time, such as writers Aldous Huxley and George Bernard Shaw and actors Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo.

Due to a 1924 U.S. restriction on the number of Indians that were allowed to immigrate to the country, students in the West sought the teaching of yogis had to travel to India. One such student, Theos Bernard, traveled to India and returned in 1947 to write the influential book, “Hatha Yoga: The Report of a Personal Experience”, which is still read today.

In that same year, yogi Indra Devi, born in Russia, opened one of the original Hatha Yoga studios in the Los Angeles/Hollywood area and was given the title of “The First Lady of Yoga”.  Devi was admired by housewives across the U.S., as well as Hollywood stars such as Gloria Swanson, Jennifer Jones and Robert Ryan.  Devi passed away in her Buenos Ares home in 2002.

But there is one man who is credited with bringing yoga into the mainstream of America and, ironically, he is not a native of India.  Richard Hittleman, who studied in India for a number of years and returned to the States in 1950 to become a yoga instructor in New York, introduced a non-spiritual-based yoga to the United States and forever changed the way yoga was thought of and taught in America.  It was Hittleman who placed emphasis on the physical side of yoga, letting a Western audience focus on the bodily aspects of yoga and not just the mind.   It was Hittleman’s hope that American students would eventually embrace the spiritual and meditative side of yoga (which many have).

While Hittleman was expanding the influence of yoga on the East Coast, Walt and Magana Baptiste were building yoga’s reputation as a viable study on the West Coast with their San Francisco studio established in the mid 1950s.  Both of the Baptistes were students of Yogananda and Walt brought the influence of Vivekananda to the practice, creating an entirely new approach to yoga.  Their yoga influence is being continued by their daughter and son, Sherri and Baron.

Elsewhere in San Francisco, Swami Vishu-devananda immigrated from India in 1958 and created “The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga” with famed artist and designer Peter Max.  It became an essential guide for yoga instructors and practitioners.  Vishu-devananga would later go on to create the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta yoga centers, which has become one of most prominent yoga school franchises in the entire world.

As the 1960s embrace of counterculture got into full swing, more and more people began to investigate the spirituality of yoga and possibly the most famous group of yoga practitioners were The Beatles, whose association with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi made him one of the most famous yogis in the world.  He created the Transcendental Meditation school of yoga that today employs more than 40,000 instructors and approximately 4 million followers worldwide.

In the late 1960, Harvard professor Richard Alpert left on a journey through India and returned as Ram Dass, who captured the imagination of the young people of America and sparked their interest in the potential of yoga with his 1970 college tour to support his book, “Be Here Now”.  The book continues to be source of inspiration for many people in their quest for spirituality through yoga.

In the 1970s, yoga continued to grow as studios began popping up all over the nation. Mount Madonna, founded by Baba Hari Dass, brought residential yoga instruction to Santa Cruz, California.  Shrila Prabhubada began the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, which led to the international spiritual study of Bhakti Yoga. Ashtanga-vinyasa Yoga was brought to the U.S. by Pattabhi Jois in the mid ’70s and made yoga popular with new groups of people.  At Woodstock, Swami Satchitananda was probably the most popular non-musician to appear there.  Female yogi Swami Sivananda Radha is credited with probing the link between the psychology and spirituality of yoga.  And Swami Chidananda, a student of yoga master Swami Sivananda, produced one of America’s most famous and familiar yoga instructors, Lilias Folan, whose PBS series, “Lilias, Yoga and You”, which aired from 1970 to 1979, brought into nearly every home in America.

Yoga has continued its influence across America with classes and studios in cities all over, from the smallest town to the major metro areas.  Meanwhile, the birth of the digital media market has taken yoga CDs, DVDs and Internet websites to even more homes, making it a mainstay in American life.

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