For those of you who do not like indulging in heavy weight or gym bound activities, yoga would be the best suiting alternative for you. Here is what you need to know before buying a mat and heading for a class. What is yoga? It isn’t about siting with your legs crossed on the floor, chanting verses. It simply means uniting the physical and mental body into one. Through this, one attains a state of balance in their mind and body. However, practicing this art and attaining this sacred state does not happen overnight. It is performed by almost all categories of people due to its flexibility of activity. There…

When you start doing pilates, either as a series of classes or otherwise, you will find yourself exposed to a wide range of exercises. Depending on your trainer, these exercises will vary. This is because pilates is not an exact science. There are no fine-tuned rules, and there is no one method of going about it. You will just have to adapt and develop your own exercises over time. Of course, there are a few basic exercises that nearly every Pilates instructor teaches, which are on different levels of strenuous exercise. Each of these exercises impacts a different set of muscles or the overall core fitness. They must be followed…