By Alexandra Giannetto
Photographs by Alexandra Giannetto
Elizabeth and fellow studio owner Michelle Gafford demonstrate aspects of a fitness routine.
Elizabeth Pike lived an active lifestyle as a child participating in numerous dance classes and sports activities that were both entertaining and healthy. As she got older she found that she was bored with her typical gym routine and was tired of being another number scanned into a large gym’s computer.
By Style Syllabus Staff
Summertime is here, and the outdoors are calling your name. Before you know it, you’ll be cooped up for winter. Being cooped up also means burning very few calories. Take a few tips from us on how to enjoy the season, get a good workout and have fun while doing it.
By Sarah McCathie
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The promotion of physical activity is an important public initiative in our society due to increasing levels of obesity. Most are simply not achieving a sufficient level of daily physical activity. It’s difficult for many to work up enough motivation to get into a consistent workout routine. There is some evidence that 30 - 60% of people who intend to follow through with exercise do not actually do so, and of those that do, up to half will drop out of their regimen before the 6-month mark. So it’s important to identify what factors will be most important in both follow-through and long-term-adherence.
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By Natalie Joyce Wooten
After reading my first two articles, I’m sure you were all so incredibly inspired that you jumped on your bike (Eco-friendly, duh), pedaled furiously to the closest yoga studio, rolled out your mat as quickly as possible, then fell into child’s pose and let everything beyond your mat fade away like the lights during savasana (in layman’s terms, the well deserved rest at the end of class.) Post class, you were most likely so Zen that you calmly depleted your kitchen cabinets of all processed foods and artificial sweeteners before a short, twenty minute meditation. Did I nail it? Didn’t think so.
By Natalie Joyce Wooten
Photograph by Emily Chess
If reading my first tangent about yoga convinced you to stick with the practice and take a few modifications, then read on to know what’s in store. The faithful 16 million who practice yoga in the US have a reason. I may not have the answer found in Yoga Journal and don’t claim to speak on behalf of 15,999,999 others, but I can share two major benefits I have experienced post-class.
Photograph by Emily Chess
By Natalie Joyce Wooten
“No way will my body ever do that,” I think to myself as I point to the girl in the front row playing around with arm balances before class. “Really? You have to show-off before class; before I’m even in child’s pose?” If you have ever had that thought, or something similar, read on.
Genuine panache is only acquired when one takes these snapshots and adapts them for what we often call “real life.” Thus they perpetuate the magnificence of good style – good style that leaves us rapt with intrigue and hope. Hope generates dreams, and dreams lead to the continuation of style – in whatever form it may be. This is the essence of style.
