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Shaq Tries Yoga

October 9th, 2009 levis25

Shaquille_O'Neal.jpgThe newest professional athlete to give yoga a try is basketball star Shaquille O’Neal. The Cleveland Cavaliers center tried a class in suburban Cleveland, according to the Associated Press. He needed two mats to accommodate his 7-foot-1, 325-pound frame. (The studio will be special ordering a 100-inch-long mat for his next class.)

“I’m the worst yoga student in the history of yoga,” O’Neal said.

But if he was out of his element, imagine how his teacher must have felt trying to come up with appropriate modifications for the basketball player.

“He’s got some tight hamstrings,” his teacher Tami Schneider, owner of Cleveland Yoga in Beachwood told the AP. “He’s obviously a
big, strong man. He told me he doesn’t stretch very often and that was
pretty apparent. I’m looking forward to working with him to get him
into some deeper stretches.”

I bet it will help his game! What do you think?

Read the whole story on:http://blogs.yogajournal.com/yogabuzz/

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Yoga for Wii

August 19th, 2009 kate

yogawii.jpgWhether you like video games or not, you’ve got to be at least curious about the new Yoga for Wii game coming out later this year. As a Wii Fit enthusiast, I was definitely excited to hear that there was a game dedicated to the practice of yoga (as opposed to Wii Fit, which has a yoga component). According to the game’s official website, which launched recently, the game will feature:

  • Tips, photos, videos and a number of exercises by top model Anja Rubik.
  • Your own customized yoga exercise plan.
  • A wide range of yoga positions and the ability to use the Wii Balance Board
  • Authentic Far-Eastern locations and buildings
  • Dynamic monitoring of your own process
  • 7 beautifully-designed levels with a huge selection of rooms

This all sounds great to me–especially the part about customizing your own plan. But I have to admit, I’m a little skeptical of receiving yoga tips from a fashion model who is simply “an ambitious yoga fan,” as the website states. I just hope they got some help from an experienced yoga teacher.

Regardless, I still can’t wait to try it out! What do you think?

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