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Show HtopU ... , Yoga - - , kK M- ;.n- - - Exercise routine encourages flexibility, endurance, relaxation ; 1 J) by Mary Galbraith Hi'fop Times staf Jo Canfield has been teaching yoga classes three times little over two months. "Coming to my t Ias is a lot of lun. We laugh a lot. Talking i allowed. My goal is that you net from the class what you need, not what think you need." Canficld said. "I've I got yotyig people, I've not older people. It jut doesn't mat-- : ter." She said there are a lot of iniconceptions about what goes i ' on in a yoga class. "We don't do any chanting, and I don't allow them to cross ; their legs." she said. "Postures include forward, back and ; side bends and strengthening the upper arms and "jack ; in addition to flexibility. It's more of a workout than people ; think. I try to get the room as hot as I can without turning the heaters on. All of my students break a sweat." ! Canficld who became a certified instructor after a 200-- I hour course that included learning postures, anatomy, phys-- I iology. Eastern religions. Chinese medicine, nutrition and J several other has taught for six months. ' Kach session topics 37 postures and finishes includes a warm-up- , ' with a 510 minute relaxation. Between two and nine stu- dents attend the 1 12 hour long sessions. And attendance j continues to grow. "Yoga isn't for lightweights, but it is for beginners," j ; Canfield said. "Your level of physical capability doesn't mat-- ; ter. If we're doing a position and it's too difficult and you need to sit down, then sit down." Canfield said students have told her yoga has helped alle-- I viate everything from tennis elbow to insomnia, and she's also working with students who have arthritis and other ailments. Canfield. who's also a certified massage therapist, got interested in yoga when she experienced back pain. She started watching yoga videos and attending classes and then decided to become an instructor after she felt the positive benefits. "Emotionally you feel better and physically you feel better (after my class)," she said. "The type of yoga that we practice (improves) strength, flexibility, endurance, breath- i ing, relaxation. As far as illnesses go, it's really good for and any type of back pain." diabetes, hypertension Melvin and Soderlund his wife Nancy have partici- Maj. i pated in the class for almost a month. Since enrolling in the class, Nancy's stiff neck has all but i disappeared and the major is also experiencing some ben- jefits. "I exercise a little bit but I used some muscles I wasn't j j used to," Melvin said. "(After class) I've got an overall good (feeling." Canfield, a retired Air Eorce Reservist who spent eight years active duty, said there are other benefits for military members. "It helps people focus, have a better awareness of sur- a week for a 1 - Si" k " - ( U I 4j , f I ' I r 'i "r I tJ i ' It . . ' "-- "V --- Vv " J- -a ' Photo, by SeoiofAirmi Hum Martin "71 A -f Jo CanfteW,bov. toads ttudertt In ypga potur, promoting strength, flexibility, endurance I : J Jf i 'Tl. fkv T ' andreiaxatioa Students go through 37 postures during the f) v J J ! ! I uSf QDK2S(ECr A B. ft interest in the new ORECK XL21, we are overstocked on the reconditioned ORECKs that were traded in. m: XL -- Jih. 7YTO n i n Present This Ad and We ARMSTRONG' FREE Will: Estimates All Work Guaranteed High EfflclencyEnergy Savings BODU1RUI Hurry in for best selections. TRANSMISSIONS 520 South State, Clearfield MmMmnMmmzum 773-4836292-16- 36 www.kearsleyservice.com Contact the recycling center at 777-900- 7 TjGd Intramurals, Ext. for more information. (CDGC? 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"Every time you start a posture, only go as far as you're comfortable, only do what your body is willing to do and remember that the more you do it the better you get," she said. "If as far as you can reach is down to touch your knees that's where I started." Preventative Maintenance Works and Can Save You Money!! K' !. Can-fiel- REMEMBER: Due to the overwhelming 0; roundings, improves stamina and strength, the ability to sit quietly for long periods of time," she said. "It helps you with the ability to focus so you don't panic when you put on chem gear." She said classes are also great for anyone who works in a stressful environment or does repetitive movements at work. "One of the exercises that I do every session is to relieve stress from repetitive stress injuries or carpal tunnel," d said. Classes are $7.50, or $6 if purchased in blocks and held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. in the West Side Fitness Center. 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