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How to Get in Shape with YOGA and PILATES This New Year
Editor at Wai Lana

As you think about your New Year’s resolutions this year, one of them is almost sure to be health and fitness related. If you’re already doing yoga, you can resolve to improve your yoga practice and work on areas of yoga where you’re weak. If you’re not doing yoga yet, you can join the millions of Americans who take up yoga every year.

Did you know that 20 million Americans practice yoga? It’s amazing to think about how quickly yoga has caught on in the past decade. Unlike many other fitness trends, yoga is here to stay for one good reason—it’s simply the best exercise out there to accomplish so many goals at once: strength, balance, flexibility, and coordination. Of course, yoga is also great for reducing stress (and all the harmful effects of stress) as well as improving concentration and focus.

Next to yoga, Pilates and resistance training are some of the hottest fitness trends today. Pilates and resistance training workouts are a great companion to your yoga workouts. They are extremely effective at improving overall muscle tone and reducing fat, without creating unwanted bulk. Pilates and resistance training workouts can give you great results in just 15 or 20 minutes a day—without even having to leave the comfort of your home or office.

Yoga and Pilates Workouts for You to Try
At Wai Lana Yoga, we love sharing the benefits of yoga with people from all walks of life. So we make it our goal to make it easy for you to take up yoga and stay with it.

If you already practice yoga, you may like to splurge on some new yoga videos or yoga accessories to help you progress in your personal yoga fitness. Or, you may also like to venture into the world of Pilates and resistance training workouts.


“Thank you so much for your fabulous yoga techniques … my life has changed. My back pains and my sciatica are gone. I can’t believe it. I hope you'll be in my living room every morning for a long, long time!”



When you make your New Year’s resolution to increase (or begin!) your yoga practice this year, it may be helpful to know that at least one study has found that people who exercise in the morning are 70% more likely to stick with their routine than those who exercise in the evening. While the evening can be a great time to exercise, if you can squeeze in your workout in the morning, you’ll feel the benefits all day long and it may be easier for you to maintain your commitment.

Kids Can Get Fit With Yoga in the New Year Too!
It can be hard to help your kids get into the habit of being healthy and active—especially in the winter. And even if your kids do sports and lots of healthy activity, it’s great to reinforce their good habits and bring variety to their fitness program.

Wai Lana has specifically designed the Little Yogis line of yoga products to make it fun and enjoyable for children to reap all the benefits of a healthy yoga lifestyle. Kids love the Little Yogis DVDs, the Little Yogis Fun Songs CD, the Little Yogis coloring books, and other fun stuff, all of which help keep children happily busy while thinking and learning about yoga and relaxation.



“I purchased the Little Yogis video and introduced it to my 12-month-old daughter. Today she is 14 months, and she can do the Rocking Beetle and Tree Pose and knows where her balloon belly is … she watches the video religiously every morning.”



Good Luck with Your New Year’s Resolution
Whatever your New Year’s resolution may be this year, we at Wai Lana Yoga wish you success and happiness.


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