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Anyone with Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety or other anxiety problems?

PanicAttack — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:25:57 GMT

I'm new here and i'm wondering if anyone has them.

Different Teachers?

speedsk8ter — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:24:20 GMT

I have always been very athletic as far as cardio goes ( I still am), but have never been very flexible. Even as a child I excelled in P.E. except for when we did, what back then,was called "tumbling". I am now 50 (female) and am starting to realize how important it is to be flexible. So I decided to take a Yoga class as my local LA Fitness, even though I have never liked doing this kind of thing. After the first class with a particular instructor, I came home extremely frustrated and thinking that I just wasn't cut out for it. I then decided to give it one more chance and this time had a different teacher. While I don't love it, I find it at least doable with this other instructor and was something I would be willing to work at. I also felt good after the class. The first instructor focused so much on breathing, the "mystical side of Yoga" and rapidly transitioning from one pose to the other that by the time I figured out how I was supposed to do one pose, she was on to another. I gave up midway through the class and just left, feeling angry & bad about myself. The second instructor (the one I like), seems to ease you into poses, fully explaining them, and doesn't try to twist you into a pretzle. She does tell you how to breath, but not so much that it is distracting. To me, her class seems more of a "stretch & tone" class, rather than hard core Yoga. Don't get me wrong, it's not an easy workout, but one that I seem to be able to follow and understand. My question is this. Is one teacher doing a different form of Yoga than the other or is it just different teaching styles? Pehaps the teacher I like knows enough to tailor the workout to her students (older women)? Maybe I need to be in a Stretch & Tone class, rather than Yoga? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

Need a dose of motivation?

Richard Walters — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:06:16 GMT

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While being active outdoors are you protecting yourself from the sun?

k4suncare — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:22:55 GMT

I am a certified personal trainer. I love keeping fit by doing every outdoor sport I can think of-running, biking, golf, tennis, swimming..... However, the fact that I wasn't protecting myself in the sun caught up with me almost 4 years ago when I was diagnosed with stage II Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. I am trying to find every avenue I can to get the word out about how important it is to protect yourself while having fun in the sun! If anyone has a story to share about skin cancer help me spread the word. I have also started a small company of my own to sell sun protective products. Check it out and let me know what you think. The website is:

www.sol-matesunprotection.com

Has anyone attended a Women of Faith Conference?

Iowa Mom — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:16:55 GMT

Hello, I wanted to see if there are women in active .com who have attended this conference in the past, and what they thought about it. Thank you!

Pilates

ShredJS — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:50:05 GMT

Does anyone know of a good pilates place in Boston?