Tag — Yoga

It’s always good to have friends in high places and yoga instructor Mandy Ingber is sure to have a hit workout video considering pal Jennifer Aniston is in the introduction. Aniston and Ingber have done yoga together for years so it’s great that the actress is helping promote Ingber’s new video. Aniston says in the video,

“She brought yoga into my life…it completely changed my life.”

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Reality TV dad Jon Gosselin seems to finally be getting some help. The embattled father of 8 was recently spotted by Us magazine giving yoga a spin, trying out different poses and stretching as well as meditative and breathing exercises.

The 33-year-old has made tabloid headlines in the last few months since him and his wife of 10 years, Kate, started divorce proceedings. But it seems the partying and bad behavior has led him to try to find holistic help as he faces a large legal battle with his estranged wife.

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British actress Thandie Newton has starred in films such as Mission Impossible II, Crash and W. She’s simply gorgeous and always looks picture-perfect on the red carpet. In this month’s issue of the UK InStyle Magazine the 37-year-old mother-of-two explains that her fit figure all boils down to good genes workouts at the gym and plenty of yoga. She said,

“I’m a Jivamukti yoga freak – it’s food for my soul. When I’m not working, I’ll drop Rip off at school and Nico at nursery, then I go to yoga.”

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Emmy Rossum keeps her 23-year-old body tight and taught by heating it up; she practices Bikram Yoga (also known as Hot Yoga). The actress and star of Phantom of the Opera tweeted recently that she was taking Bikram classes.

“Continuing with my new workout kick,” Emmy said from her Twitter account. “105 degrees, 90 minutes of Bikram hell = a really clear mind and a really toned behind. Oh it even rhymes!”

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It seems more and more Bollywood actresses are becoming hooked on yoga, not only for its physical benefits but also because of its healing effects on the mind. Actresses like Shilpa Shetty, Kareena Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut simply can’t get enough of the eastern practice.

“I think yoga has changed my life,” says Kareena. “My morning yoga practice is something that keeps me going.”

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Chris Noth, the infamous Mr. Big on Sex and the City (SATC) revealed to US Magazine that he shaped up for the latest SATC movie that is currently filming in NYC.  The 54-year-old said he went to Ilha Grande, Brazil where there is a resort that gets you into shape.  I’m guessing it’s like fat camp for rich people.  He said,

“Usually it’s about going to a trainer and all that but [the resort has] a very holistic approach. But I needed to bring my body into fitness — so I went for nine days.  It was a total vegetarian diet. Basically, you spend all day doing yoga, hiking, kayaking, eating vegetarian food, no coffee, no alcohol, no meat.”

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If you’ve been suffering from chronic back pain, take up yoga. New research shows that over time the Eastern practice eases pain in your lower back and even lifts bad moods and bouts of depression.

Reported in the online journal Spine, the researched studied two groups over three years. The participants who did yoga were taught by Iyengar certified instructors for 90 minutes twice a week for 24 weeks.

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As a fire-fighter’s ex-wife, Andrea Roth has been burning up the small screen. Starring alongside Dennis Leary in the hit FX Network TV show Rescue Me, there are not many 41-year-old actresses who look that good in those many underwear scenes.

The blonde beauty certainly doesn’t have to worry about the camera adding 10 pounds with her very simple workout routine and effortless diet. Speaking to Examiner.com, Roth admitted to hiking in the Hollywood hills for an hour every morning with her dogs, working out with 10 pound weights at home every other day and then fitting in a little yoga as well.

“I do hatha yoga. I tried to do Bikram with a friend of mine for a while, but we were just too inconsistent with it,” Roth told Examiner.com. “We’d go three times a week for two weeks, and then not make it back for a long time. It’s a really tough workout though; maybe a little too militant for me.”

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Exercise TV has created a new workout that’ll keep both yoga and fitness fanatics happy. Created by trainer Angie Stewart, the workout combines elements of traditional yoga poses and stretches with a bit of cardio, and is being touted as the perfect cool down after an hour of hardcore strength training.

“You’ll stretch, loosen and sweat while developing important breath control,” Exercise TV says. “Angie’s power yoga series will have your heart pumping as she teaches you stretches to lengthen the muscles you use every day.”

Stewart, a resident trainer on Exercise TV, has more than 20 years experience in the fitness industry and is known for effortlessly combining cardio, strength and stretch workouts. Check out the free video here: Yoga Fitness Fusion!