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Saturday Savvy: Stretching For Front Splits

March 12, 2011 by Nichelle (admin) Leave a Comment

IMAGE An example of a Pigeon pose in Yoga by someone in jeans, a hoodie, and sneakers. IMAGE

If you’re struggling with getting all the way down in those elusive front-splits, there are two areas of flexibility that you’ll want to pay special attention to: the hamstrings and the hip flexors. Spend some time working to increase your range of motion in each of these areas individually with the stretches in this article.

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Goals and Reverse Resolutions

January 3, 2011 by Nichelle (admin) Leave a Comment

[image] Happy New Year 2011 [image]

There’s nothing at all wrong with goal-setting. In fact, I’ll give some guidance on setting goals in this post. First, take a moment to make your list of Reverse Resolutions. These are the things you’ve accomplished over the last year, written as resolutions crossed off your list.

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