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Gorgeous Thandie Newton on Her Incredible Figure at 37

At 37, British actress Thandie Newton has the body a model could perhaps kill for, it has been said. Appearing in a white, low-cut blazer in the latest issue of InStyle magazine, it certainly seems like there must be some well-guarded secret behind her trim figure, especially since she’s also a mother of two. S...

6 November 2009
13:11 GMT

Wii Fit Plus Arrives in Europe on October 30

Nintendo has announced that Wii Fit Plus, the sequel to its fitness title still appearing in sales charts, is set to arrive in Europe on October 30. The company is aiming at more casual gamers at the same time enhancing the experience that it offers in the hope that it can launch another Balance Board-powered hit.The...

5 October 2009
16:01 GMT

Pregnant Adriana Lima Stays Fit with Yoga

Being one of the top supermodels in the world with a yearly paycheck of about $8 million means some sacrifices have to be made in terms of diet and working out. Being all of the above while also pregnant clearly implies changes are about to be made, as Adriana Lima also got to find out. The first of the type was abou...

28 July 2009
16:31 GMT

Jennifer Aniston Uses Budokon to Stay in Shape

Jennifer Aniston has always been in top shape and this is not about to change even if she passed the somewhat dreaded 40 mark. An avid practitioner of yoga and other outdoors activities, the former “Friends” star has often spoken out about rarely needing to diet to stay in shape. Practicing Budokon with C...

17 June 2009
16:21 GMT

Classes of Yoga for Overweight People Are Becoming More Popular

Gyms and special classes where only women have access are no longer a rare occurrence – in fact, it’s strange not to see a gym with at least one room for women alone, it is being said. Other such exclusive locations are already starting to pop up in all major cities, but what separates them from the ladie...

19 May 2009
13:51 GMT

Bette Calman, the Yoga Granny Who Bends like Rubber

She’s 83, but Australian yoga instructor Bette Calman can put even her most flexible grandchildren to shame with the poses she can pull and hold. Hailed as living proof that yoga really does work wonders on the body, Calman still teaches about 11 classes a week and can do whatever challenging pose without even ...

24 April 2009
15:41 GMT

Fitness Fad: Doga, Yoga with Dogs

Yoga has been very popular in recent years, and the number of people who sign up for such classes is increasing by the day. Some choose to attend with their friends, others with their life partners or even babies (in a combination of mommy and infant meet yoga class). As of late, some even take their pooches to yoga,...

17 April 2009
19:31 GMT

Sir Paul McCartney Does Eye Yoga

All children must have been told not to try to stare at the tip of their nose because they would ruin their eyes. Now, it’s precisely this exercise that is causing a frenzy on the Internet, as Sir Paul McCartney released a video showcasing a few exercises of what he calls eye yoga. It’s fun, easy and mean...

18 February 2009
05:31 GMT

The Secret to Alessandra Ambrosio’s Amazing Post-Baby Body

Alessandra Ambrosio, one of the highest rated models of the day, is also a new mommy, having given birth to a baby girl in August 2008. Yet, unlike other celebrity mothers who have struggled for months to shed the baby weight, Alessandra credits her good genes and just one yoga session a week for her enviable shape, ...

4 February 2009
15:21 GMT

Lose Weight by Relaxing, Not Dieting

Dieting can often be a solution if a short-term, fast approach to losing weight is what one is looking for. Combined with exercise, it is very effective in shedding extra pounds but, scientists say, this is not a method that guarantees the best of health – at least, not as good as relaxation does, which is said...

21 January 2009
14:21 GMT

Extreme Modular Design with Tommy Chen's YOGA Media System

Most of the people hearing about “thinking outside the box” could picture a square box in their minds... save for designer Tommy Chen. His box is a multimedia one, and boasts a most unusual (yet simply magnificent) shape, despite the fact that it is loaded with quite a heap of the functions you'd exp...

13 January 2009
09:13 GMT

Meditation Timer for iPhone – Free for the First 5,000 Customers

Lingon i Korg Software Creations has released an iPhone / iPod touch app called Meditation Timer. Your life will probably be just as good without it, but we reckoned that the “free for the first 5,000 customers” sign would most probably pique your interest.The official (App Store) description for Meditati...

4 September 2008
11:01 GMT

Wii Fit Causes Damage in People's Homes

There's a good reason why gyms exist, namely that exercising in the living room can lead to serious personal injury and even damage to one's property. The upside of the launch of the Wii Fit is that it managed to get more people exercising and worrying about their weight. The downside is that more and more ...

19 June 2008
19:26 GMT

Jennifer Aniston - Right There for Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson is definitely not the world's happiest camper - but the troubled actor finally seems to have returned to better spirits and his work. But instead of going the traditional rehab route, Owen Wilson seems to fancy making his own choices and not signing up to any of the usual treatments. And so, after hi...

11 October 2007
06:34 GMT

Yoga Found to Treat Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PSM)

Does she make your life a nightmare on certain days of the month? Send her quickly to yoga classes, as researchers have come with the first scientific proof that the old discipline of yoga can ease the psychological and physical symptoms of pre-menstrual tension.It seems that yoga can raise levels of an antidepressan...

23 July 2007
14:11 GMT

Yoga Treats Depression

Are Yoga practitioners really happier than most people are?Science says they do. A team at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and McLean Hospital has discovered that practicing yoga could boost brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels, the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter chemical. The this case, yoga could...

24 May 2007
17:06 GMT


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