Show Healthy - living ' often called Body Blast ‘ m regimen usually involve fast and furious movement at nme point Bat the power yogastodeuts hive to dow down can- - ft- -' tioosPatBoyd who-- teaches power yoga at several gyma ' ''Vi Powervoga aleo knows as Ashtanga Z helps build strengAwiA isometrics For example in one of Boyd’s postmes she holds a position similar to spuduip just above tlw ground After holding a pot-tur- n long coongh to brattfae deeply two to eight times she moves to the next posture repeating! set (poses several f Slowly Af ifgji hff through postures that stretch and y l “You don’t bum a lot of calories you’re waking to make your body more efficient afterwards” sots Boyd tYou increase your muscle Your body works better while you’re resting” Boyd learned her technkmes from a book “Power Yoga” by Betyl Bender Bitch and a videotape by Brian KesL She started teaching power yoga about a ' - tI Off I 9 ind I tuM v w ' - also teaches desses in aerobics cyding and sculpting (movement ' widi weights) and days teams and eqjoys famine skating yoga has become her personal favorite as an eicnase Deanne Victoria a private dub fitness director has similar feelings “It’s just so great That’s what makes me tick if I could onfy do one workout feat would be don't bum a lot of calories but you're You 7-- t working to make your body more efficient afterwards Logan Ybu Utah £ Increase your muscle Your body works better whie you're resting" : - it It can help you develop a total i rod fitness” She says she performs powervoga eveiy day for at least an hour She also runs rides a bike trains wife weights and uses Victoria studied with a power yoga instructor when she Kvedm Los Angeles and started teaching in Memphis in May 1996 Her classes include rumen teams players and football players as weU as people recovering from strokes who nave arthritis “It doesn't matter what level you're at i can benefit from it” sayi Victoria t don't expect a passive experience Victoria's power yoga classes are intense She advises students to make power yoga part of their fitness program at least once a week Doing power yoga regularly win help prevent usuries Victoria and other fitness instructors believe "When hamstrings are tight and not well-bein- g a TAB TMChar Qrng ffKtib oongnttuMen Leigh Douna Mowing eome ait upn they dd together They were in a Body Bhet dnee feet ie a beck to baaica exerdee dees ebnlar to mffiary workouts stretched out it can lead to lower bade Center YMCA in Memphis “If your hamstrings are real contracted and are tight a lot you can tear a muscle” : Whoever reginun dominates at the moment Ihmmins says the trend is towardmore variety within Ae wokouts Also important tends to be music On the fester end of die fitness class ipaelmm Mwta fiahriri riinwpflgnifhfr I : for Ae NFL’s Ibnnessee Oiler leader squad has been teaching Mphop MnWw Rthwimi hn Km tip for country line dancing classes And spin- ning classes that include all types of mne from Irish to blues and gospel as well as about 15 minutes of yoga and meditation at the end says lisa Buckner gym owner “It’s all about integrating Ae body mind and soul and coming together when you’re working out so you achieve an overall fitness” It Too I The Nntiminl ftillnral AHianns mil M arts anil hmnanl- - ties oiiganizatiQii guarantee there's sometldiig in jonr commuhrodmre nity yon can get eidted about Call for a frra A Pubic Sanies of TNaPuMcaOaii (Um-u- h I I 'vrv: Have Your Cake See I ? er y I Thu “It's really a popular type due noon the county says Donna Isaac of the InsideOutLifeGym in Memphis Most of the new denes whatever the — f 165 East 1400 North J THE ABfIS AND HUMANITIES IMSSHEIiMITHYra Generous support la provided by NCA’s Corporate Circle: American - Express Co AT&T Cantor Fftzgerakl GTE Corp MoHI Corp PaineWebber Sara Lee Corp - 753-52- 80 r f -- 26 1996 I w |