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Peggy Hall, a certified yoga instructor and personal trainer based in Aliso Viejo, is taking her "Yoga for Surfers" instructional DVDs beyond the beach.
Her new title, "Yoga for Board Sports," intertwines yoga with board sports from surfing to snowboarding. Along with the rest of the series, it's available for order at $19.95 on http://www.YogaForSurfers.com, Hall's Web site.
Hall first took yoga classes hoping to fix her chronic shoulder pain. Not only did her shoulder heal, she realized that yoga boosted her surfing.
She said she believes that yoga's benefits meld perfectly with boarding's physical and spiritual demands. Hall focuses on breathing, balance, and meditation along with a blend of yoga poses that target key muscles.
But her emphasis isn't on the poses or even the flexibility and strength they develop. Hall said yoga hones calmness, focus, and awareness — all of which translate on and off the board.
Quick test can show your nutrition IQ
Cooking Light magazine is a good source for commonsense nutrition advice. Here's a quiz offered by the publication; answer true or false to the following questions:
1. Although avocados are high in fat, it's monounsaturated, which helps lower LDL (bad cholesterol) and raise HDL (good cholesterol).
2. According to government guidelines, daily intake of saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of your diet.
3. When an item says "low-fat" on the label, it has 3 grams of fat or less.
4. Your body can do just fine on a completely fat-free diet.
5. If a label says "trans-fat-free," it contains no trans fat at all.
6. Only colorful vegetables contain nutrition benefits.
7. Most Americans get ample amounts of vitamin E in their diets.
8. Good sources of vitamin E are oils, nuts and green leafy vegetables.
9. Low-fat dairy products have less calcium than full-fat versions.
10. Breakfast cereal is generally low in sodium.
ANSWERS: 1. True; 2. True; 3. True; 4. False. Your body needs dietary fat in order to process some vitamins. 5. False; 6. False; 7. False; 8. True; 9. False; 10. False.
Source: Cooking Light magazine
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