Today we’re going to talk about SWEAT. Ewww, gross, right? NO! We love to sweat in LYT! Have you ever wondered why we sweat? What is the science behind perspiration? To put it simply, sweating is our body’s natural air conditioning unit. When our body temperature rises from exercise, heat, stress, or even hormone changes, we sweat […]
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Many of our LYT Prime regulars and certified LYT Yoga Teachers who’ve taken my Sequencing Lab Modules are well acquainted with my husband, Tim. He’s the 6’2” 210 lb super yogi who could always be found sweating his butt off next to me in Lara’s classes, heard grunting and panting off camera while I taught my 6:00 am T/Th class
With rising temperatures and summer just around the corner, barefoot season is here! Now if you’re like me, you find yourself barefoot around the house all the time. We don’t have a “no shoes inside” rule, but it’s typically the first thing I do when I get home. It just feels better to be barefoot!
This week we opened up registration for our LYTⓇ Level 2 Core Module, which is part of our 300-hour LYT yoga teacher training program. The term “core” has been around forever and has morphed over the years into considerably more than it was 20+ years ago when I graduated from physical therapy school. For many years,
One of the hallmarks from the start that set the LYT Method apart from traditional yoga was Lara’s inclusion of plyometric exercise. As a physical therapist and lover of functional movement, it excited me when I first began taking classes with Lara back in 2012. While plyometrics is a term I use on a daily
Feeling stressed out? Anxious? Sleep-deprived? Yeah…me too. This has hands down been the craziest year of my life and I’m sure many people would agree with me. As much as I hate to admit it, sometimes we need more than yoga to relax. Deep breathing is one of the best ways to relax the body
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When most people think of the shoulder joint, they usually only consider the space where the ball of the upper arm bone (humerus) articulates with the socket of the shoulder blade (scapula). In fact, most people don’t even know the socket is part of the scapula. Furthermore, calling the shoulder a “ball and socket” joint
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With the desire to exercise outdoors on the rise, an increase in people playing tennis is to be expected, as people consider it to be rather COVID-friendly: you can maintain social distancing guidelines, and as long as both parties have clean hands, the only physical contact is hand-to-ball during serves. However, with increased time playing
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Tension headaches are the most common type of headache. Traditionally, they manifest as pain that comes over your head like a hood or around your head like a headband and can occur on one side or both. Any activity that requires the head and neck to be held in the same position for prolonged periods
With spring finally here, it’s time to talk about common injuries sustained with increased outdoor activities! Especially if you’ve been cooped up in the house over the winter and have the itch to hit the road running. Overuse injuries of the knees such as patellofemoral syndrome are common in the spring and early summer. Some
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