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November/December 2009

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departments7 Fitness8 Featured Trainer10 Body Parts12 Yoga Pose of the Month16 Interview21 Black & White29 Recipe30 Sports Injuries

John Di Giovanni | Editor/Publisher Lilla Folsom | Managing Editor Melissa Weir | Proofreader

14 Massage and Weight Training by Jarrod Fritz18 Street Surfing by Lilla Folsom22 Diet Fad or Lifestyle Change? by Andy Harnsberger26 A Real Yoga Challenge by Noele Pace

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Monica Compton is a 2003 graduate of Virginia Tech University. An increase in the amount of promotional modeling jobs for both local and

national companies, along with a top ten finish in the Miss SC USA pageant, allowed her to pursue her dream as a professional actress and model.

Monica began her love for fitness at a young age. A rigorous workout routine through college led

to her becoming a Wellness Peer Educator, lifeguard, and swim instructor. A one-time

Kentucky State Champion swim competitor, Monica continues to train regularly, participating

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Oblique Magazine is a monthly publication distributed throughout the Charleston area. All content of this magazine is copyrighted and may not be copied or reprinted without consent of the publisher. Unsolicited manuscripts and photos are welcome, but Oblique does not assume responsibility of their protection. All materials can be mailed to PO Box 22843 Charleston, SC 29413 or emailed to [email protected]

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From the editorI would like to takes this opportunity to ask our readers to recommend who they feel are the top fitness professionals in the Charleston area. This can range from personal trainers, group fitness instructors, gym owners, directors, etc. To nominate someone, just email me the name of the person, their affiliate, and why you feel they are a top fitness professional. You can email us at [email protected] or you can also recommend someone by going to our Facebook fan page at Oblique Magazine of Charleston. We hope to hear from you soon.

College basketball season is underway. This issue’s interview with head basketball coach coach at the Citadel, Ed Conroy, provides us his insight about the success of last year’s team and a little of what we can look forward to this year. Seeing a game at the McAlister Field House is a must for all college hoop fans. The atmosphere will not disappoint.

The yoga community will be interested in reading Noele Pace’s article on “The Real Yoga Challenge. Practice What You Preach.” This holds true for not only yoga, but all aspects of fitness as well. Does the person instructing you adhere to their own teachings? If not, it maybe time to “shop around.” There are to many talented people in our area to be stuck with someone who doesn’t “walk the walk.”

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Damon R.Smith

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Kendall HicksCertified Personal Trainer

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Angela Adams BellinChildren’s Fitness Instructor/ESAC

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Frank Koch, CPT, RDOwner/Wellspring Fitness

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Mary Ford CPT, PTAEast Shore Athletic Club

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Jarrod FritzLicensed Massage Therapist

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With the current U.S. life expectancy at 78 years, we may be living longer, but many of our senior citizens are not living better. In-stead of enjoying their retirement years, far too many are finding themselves enduring the last ten to twenty years of life battling illness and confinement, due to a lack of mobility.

When a person goes through life neglect-ing to take care of himself with sound nu-tritional habits and exercise, they will most likely find himself suffering many losses as he endures his senior years. These include a loss of strength. Sarcopenia is the “fancy” term scientists have given to describe loss of muscle, strength and quality of tissue often seen in older adults. Beginning around age 25, people who do not strength train begin losing muscle mass. The rate of loss begins at about 4% per decade and increases with age. We also lose endurance as our aerobic capacity is diminished, resulting in reduced mobility. Flexibility is forfeited as joints change with age and the decreased range of motion is the cause of many injuries. Bal-ance is another issue as each year hospitals see over 300,000 patients suffering from broken hips due to falling.

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We may not be able to stop the clock, but we can definitely slow it down. Although we all will “age”, we do not have to “get old.” From the days of the Spanish explor-er, Ponce de Leon, man has searched for a mythical fountain of youth. There is such a commodity, and it is called resistance or strength training.

Strength training can build muscle and minimize muscle loss as we age. The more

muscle a person has, the higher their meta-bolic rate and the result is a healthier body with less body fat. Strength training also aids bone density, leading to stronger, dens-er bones that are less likely to fracture.

No matter your age, exercise can improve your quality of life and you don’t have to spend a lot of time doing it before seeing and feeling the positive effects. Research over-whelmingly points out that muscle does not know age. Instead, it only knows use and disuse. In light of this, a seasoned citizen can anticipate gains in strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance, no matter their age when beginning a fitness program.

If you have not yet reached your golden years, remember the old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Tak-ing care of your body now will help insure a healthier and happier life in the future.

If you are in those golden years, it’s never too late to start. Your body will respond to a strength training program geared to your abilities. In the beginning phase of any strength training program, consistency is more important than intensity. Begin by lifting weights, whether machines, dumb-bells, or resistance bands at least two non-consecutive days per week. Always warm-up before starting, then choose an exercise per body part (legs, chest, back, shoulders, arms, and abs) and begin with one set of 10-15 repetitions. Be conservative and progress slowly over time by adding weight and sets. For best results, take advantage of one of the certified personal trainers in your area. Be-gin today, and you will have a happier and healthier tomorrow!

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You may not see it, but that doesn’t mean you can ig-nore it! Upper back exercises are great for improving posture and relieving tension. It’s probably something you take for granted, but your upper spine receives a lot of support from the muscles in your shoulder, neck, chest, and back. By strengthening those muscles through exercise, you can fend off issues of neck and upper back pain.

1. Back Shrug: Here’s a truly unique exercise that hits the upper back muscles like no other. Lie facedown on an incline bench with two dumbbells. Rather than shrug them, as the name implies, squeeze your shoul-der blades together and hold the contraction for a full second. It’s nothing more than the reverse action of a hug, or trying to perform rear laterals, as if you had no arms. The effect is an amazing pump, probably the first time in these muscles will have received direct work.

2. Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row: Put weight on one end of a long barbell. Straddle the bar and bend forward, with knees slightly bent, until tor-so is as close to parallel with the floor as you can go. Hold bar just behind plates with both hands. Pull bar straight up with your elbows in until the plates touch your lower chest. Lower bar slowly to starting position. Do not let the plates touch the floor at the bottom. Use many small plates rather than one big plate. Keep your back straight and head up!

3. Incline Bench Pull: This exercise focuses on the middle and outer part of the back. Lie face DOWN on a bench and place a weighted barbell at the level of your head. Place a block of wood under the front part of the bench where your head is to elevate it and hit your back from a different angle. Now grab it and pull it up as if you are doing a reverse bench press. Remem-ber to look up and keep your back flexed.

4. Reverse Fly: The reverse fly is a great way to target the ‘posture’ muscles of the upper back. you’re The range of motion on this is small as well - you only want to lift to shoulder level rather than straining to pull the elbows up behind the torso. Begin in a seated position, bent over with arms hanging down and weights under the knees. Keep the back straight and the abs engaged. Lift the arms out to the sides to shoulder level, squeez-ing shoulder blades together.

5. Lying Cambered Barbell Row: Lie face down on an exercise bench. The cambered bar should be underneath of the bench. Grab a hold of the bar and row it up to either your chest (upper back) or stomach (lats). Lower back down to the start position. A regular barbell can be used, but a cambered barbell gives you a greater range of motion.

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The Coach of The Citadel Basketball Team discusses

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Congratulations on a tremendous season last year. Your team made an almost unprecedented turnaround in college basketball, going from 6 wins in ‘07–’08 to 20 wins in ’08-’09. In addi-tion, The Citadel earned its’ first ever post season bid. What are some of the key factors leading to last year’s success?

First of all, it started with the attitude, focus, and the hard work of our players. They ap-proached every practice the right way. Our guys wanted to get better. The players bought into the system our staff was teaching, and then they instituted it in their play. They also had a great summer leading up to the 2008-09 season. Secondly, our team had great chemistry. Our players cared about our team’s success, and they cared about each other. Lastly, I believe that we had tremendous Senior Leadership. Jonathan Brick and Demetrius Nelson were tremendous leaders for our program. In the classroom and on the court, those two made sure we stayed on the path to success.

The pride of the cadets, alumni, and administra-tion is evident in almost everyone you meet that is associated with the school. As a graduate your-self, how much did this “Citadel Pride” have to do with you remaining here, rather than pursu-ing a higher profile job at Appalachian St.?

One of things our players and staff are most proud of is the way our Alumni and Citadel sup-porters rallied around our team this past season. They helped create the buzz and interest with their loyalty and interest. Our success this past season meant a great deal to our faithful fans.

I think my staying at the Citadel was more about the current players we have in the program, and the direction we are headed. We have great lead-ership right now at The Citadel, with General Rosa our President, and Athletic Director Larry Leckonby. I love being the Head Coach at The Citadel, and I am really excited about continu-ing to build this program into something our fans, alumni, and supporters can be proud of.

How does the team look for the upcoming sea-son?

We have a chance to be competitive in the South-ern Conference. I think that the league will be even stronger this year. I believe almost every roster in the league will be more talented. We have a tough task trying to replace Demetrius Nelson. He gave us probably the best scoring post threat in the league last year. Our return-ers have been working hard in the off-season. They understand that the expectations have been raised. We have a nice group of newcomers that we hope can adapt quickly to the Southern Conference. It is always hard to tell right now, we will really know how good we can be next

January or February, but we are excited to begin the journey.

Recruiting will always be one of the biggest chal-lenges in college coaching. We hear a lot about how hard it is to recruit basketball players to the Citadel. Tell us, however, what you see as some of the selling points in bringing in potential re-cruits to visit the campus.

Academics, Alumni Network, Charleston Area, Beaches, Coaching staff, Teammates, Gradua-tion Rates, Job Placement, and much more. We have a lot to offer a young man. They have to be the right type of people that understand the investment you are making when you come to The Citadel.

I get truly excited every time I have the opportu-nity to talk with a recruit and their family about what a Citadel Education can do for them. Those talks are just one of the many things I really en-joy about my job. I don’t feel I am recruiting, as much as exposing and informing people. I believe there are a lot of players that want to take a path less chosen, if given the opportunity.

You cannot have a successful program without the support of the administration. Tell us about the role that the Citadel’s administration plays in helping to build your program.

I think as long as you have an administration that believes in what you are trying to do, then they will be able to help you build the program. Support from the administration is vital in re-cruiting, scheduling, maintaining a staff, pro-gram planning, marketing, and so much more. I believe that The Citadel is a place that you need to be flexible, open-minded, and creative when building a program. We have been able to do fun and creative things like schedule a home game with Michigan State. For example, when they come to Charleston next year, they will probably be one of the Top 3 teams in the country. I think that will have a tremendous

impact on the Corps of Cadets, our recruiting, and on basketball interest in Charleston. The increased tickets sales and interest it should gen-erate will be great for our Athletic Department. It can help our other coaches as they can use it as a date to bring unofficial visits to campus to see the excitement of a home athletic contest. A game like that and many things you do in your program have rippling affects over your entire athletic department. Thus the support and the ability to see eye to eye on your mission with the administration is essential.

In the age of “high tech” arenas, The McAlister Field House remains a throwback to what col-lege venues were originally meant to be. How much do you feel the atmosphere provided by your venue helps in creating a strong home court advantage?

McAlister Field House is the 11th oldest arena in College Basketball. I think that gives it a cer-tain mystique. The thing that really separates McAlister is the Corps of Cadets. Opponents are scared to go to their locker room because they usually have to deal with a rowdy sea of ca-dets on their path on and off the court. I know our players can dig a little deeper for that last defensive stop when they hear their classmates getting loud and supportive.

What are some of the toughest venues you have played in your career, as both a player, and a coach?

There are so many it is hard to name them spe-cifically. Obviously places like Cameron Indoor Stadium and Rupp Arena are extremely difficult to play and coach. In college basketball on any given night, when the matchups create student and fan interest and the game gets close, it is go-ing to be difficult to play on the road.

In closing, the success of last year’s team can bring high expectations for the future. What do you feel are realistic goals that a fan of Citadel basketball can hope in years to come?

I think that our fans can continue to see our teams play together, and improve as the year progresses, and play hard. I think if anyone watches our team as the year goes, they can see we take pride in getting better every single day. We try to focus on what we can control. As we prepare and focus on improving our skills, the wins will come. Our goal as a program is to con-tinue to hang post-season banners in the rafters of McAlister. If you are advancing to post-sea-son, it usually means you have won more than you lost, and your players got better as the sea-son progressed. Most importantly, we will con-tinue to graduate cadet student-athletes like Jon Brick and Demetrius Nelson, and prepare them for life after college.

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SURFINGBy Lilla Folsom

Charleston School of Law studentDiogo Ribeiro.

In the 60’s, skateboarding was something surfers did when the waves weren’t “on”. Kids cut plywood decks and attached

roller skate wheels and carriages. Wheels were made of clay which would stop you cold on a rock or twig, well, stop the skateboard,

you would keep going. The style was controlled; reminiscent of

the surfing style of the time. The introduction of urethane wheels in the early seventies

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Then the Z team, a group of Venice, Califor-nia skate urchins sponsored by the Zephyr Surf shop, came on the scene. They would ride the hills, skating towards the ocean, watching the waves and maneuvering as if they were on them.

Their radical carving style came to them while watching Larry Bertleman surfing in a movie. Cutting figure eights, rising and falling across the wave face, inspired the Zephyr team to a more intense style of skateboarding and asphalt grades gave way to empty swimming pools. Their new style propelled them into the spotlight. Skate-boarding was hot, and as the surfboards got shorter and more maneuverable, so did the airs and elaborate moves that characterize the half pipes today.

Then there are the longboarders. As some skaters’ moves became more gymnastic and faster, there are skateboarders who still like the soul surfing style of long turns and dis-tance. These are people who may bike to work one day, run another, and then grab a longboard the next day. ” Longboarding is really just cruising on a relatively low grade,” explained Beezer Molten, owner of Half Moon Outfitters, “no ramps, just cruising-transportation. It’s almost a way to commute. You can noseride, carve to gener-ate speed, and you can look cool going to class.”

The tightness and ease of taking a corner is pretty amazing. “They are very maneuver-able. We ride these boards around the ware-house all the time.” he explained.” In those tight, little alleys stacked with inventory, we’re cruising through the aisles. It’s how we get around the warehouse, go to lunch. Like any sport, it is also all about balance and core strength.”

“I live downtown and use the skateboard to get around, “said Tinsley Iselin, Half Moon employee. “ It’s not something that I do all the time, but I like cruising around town. It’s good transportation. You can get a good stretch using it too.”

Wheels have taken another giant step and are once again changing the sport. “All wheels are urethane, but now there’s the Orangatang. It’s a big, fat urethane wheel that allows you to carve more. The wheels, when properly seasoned, will allow you to do controlled, big easy slides,” Beezer dem-onstrates while talking.

Decks are now sustainable, mostly made of bamboo. Also, they are style specific. The Orangatang wheels, combined with a deck cut away, designed not to inhibit them and the newer style of truck that allows for more flexibility, skateboarding is on the move again. “Check out “Loaded Dancer” and

“Loaded Dervish” on You Tube,” Beezer suggests, “and the movie “Dogtown and the Z Boys.” That’ll show you were the sport be-gan and where it is going.”

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CLEAN EATINGFOR LONG-TERMRESULTS!Diet fads are everywhere. You’ve got the low carb thing, the high carb thing, the soup diet, the grapefruit diet, the low fat diet, the high fat diet, etc. These fads have hit every end of the macronutrient spectrum, so I don’t know what could possibly be left. Many of us have tried these diets and have also achieved really good results by fol-lowing several dramatically different diet approaches, so there is definitely more than one way to get into great physical condition. With all of these diet approaches, how do you know which one is right for you?

When trying to decide which diet to follow, consider the following. Any diet that you won’t complete is COMPLETELY WORTHLESS. If it is a diet that is simply too unrealistic to fit into your lifestyle, then don’t even try it. You’re just wasting your time.

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In fact, many people who try fad diets find that after they begin to eat normally again, even if more healthfully than before, they more often than not gain all the weight back, and then some. It is a frustrating and endless cycle of triumph and bitter defeat that leads most dieters to give up altogether, resigning them to the fact that they’ll always be overweight. What fad dieters fail to un-derstand is that healthy, lasting weight loss cannot be achieved through short durations of deprivation and severe calorie restriction. Lasting health and fitness comes only with a change of lifestyle. Clean eating is one such lifestyle change that is highly effective and relatively easy to implement, even in the busiest person’s schedule.

I am simply amazed at how many athletes don’t understand the importance of prop-er nutrition for maximum performance. Sports Nutrition in its most basic form isn’t rocket science. You need to eat high qual-ity protein, carbohydrate, and fat sources at every meal. You need to eat meals every 2-3 hours while you’re awake, which would be about 5-6 meals per day. You need to make sure you are getting enough calories from your food that will allow you to maintain lean muscular weight. Make sure that your intake of vitamins and minerals is adequate to support your active lifestyle, and eat clean foods that will allow you to burn fat all day long.

The benefits of clean eating are numerous. Not only will clean eating drastically im-prove overall health and wellness, but also most clean eaters will find that they lose weight and gain a ton of energy! Those who eat clean also find that their new lifestyle improves sleep, mood levels, and helps them to deal with stress more efficiently. Clean eating not only produces positive changes in the body, but improves many other areas of life as well.

Clean eating is not a new concept. Those involved in any way with health, fitness or nutrition, from fitness competitors to personal trainers to health-conscious indi-viduals, have known about eating clean for years; however, clean eating is gaining pop-ularity as a way to gain better health, easily maintain weight and as a way to lose weight and keep it off for life. But what exactly is clean eating? At its most basic, clean eating is making the healthiest food choices pos-sible, opting for fruits and vegetables, whole

grains, and lean cuts of meat instead of pro-cessed and refined foods. To eat clean, there are a few easy principles to follow.

Clean Eating Principles

Eating a meal every two to three hours (5 to 6 small meals per day total) to keep blood sugar level and prevent hunger.

Combining lean proteins and complex carbs at every meal.

Avoiding all over-processed and refined foods (especially sugar, white rice, and white flour).

Avoiding saturated and trans fats, instead consuming healthy fats.

Avoiding soda and other sugary juices and drinks.

Avoiding high-calorie, zero nutrient foods (i.e., junk food).

Eating proper portion sizes.

Drinking water throughout the day to in-sure you stay hydrated.

When describing clean eating, it’s impor-tant to point out what eating clean is not. Clean eating is not a diet, although it is a great way to reduce body fat, lose weight and keep it off, while maximizing your athletic performance. Clean eating is a life-style that requires time, commitment, and pre-planning and is not just a way of eating that can accomplish weight loss or overall health just by doing it on the weekends only. Clean eating is not about deprivation, avoiding food groups, counting calories or starvation, but about making healthy food choices and providing the body with the best foods possible.

There are many health benefits to eating clean, including fat loss, weight loss, in-creased energy, clearer skin, shinier hair, better sleep, and increased mental well be-ing.

Clean eating is not complicated, nor is it expensive. Oftentimes it is actually cheaper to buy clean eating foods than it is to buy prepackaged, processed foods. Although

it is less expensive to eat clean and nutri-tious foods, it does require more time in the kitchen planning and cooking meals.

When you eat this way you can rest as-sured that your body is getting an adequate amount of nutrients and energy, which will prevent your body from ever consuming its own muscle tissue as an energy source. This in turn will increase your metabolism so that you will eventually burn fat all day long. It will also provide you with the nutri-ents needed to tone and build muscle. This is a guideline, but the closer you are to this lifestyle the better your results will be. Con-sult with a nutritionist about how to achieve your fitness goals by clean eating.

Andy Harnsberger is a Nutritionist and General Manager of Gold’s Gym in West Ashley. He has dieted both models seen in this article. Brandon is a competitive bodybuilder and Ashley is the 2007 Ms. South Carolina Figure Champion. If you are interested in seeking Andy’s expertise and would like a free consultation, you can reach him at Gold’s Gym in West Ashley 843.329.4653 or [email protected].

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As a yoga teacher and studio owner I have witnessed much disturbing behavior in the yoga community, both locally and on a broader scale. Within the community of yoga teachers, there is a quiet undercurrent of discontent. Many of us know that some-thing is very wrong, and we talk secretly amongst ourselves, but few are willing to speak up publically. I think this quote from Donna Farhi, author and well known yoga teacher, sums it up nicely.

“I have discovered that those who dare to question or investigate the unethical behavior of their peers are deemed to be “unspiritual,” “judgmental,” and lacking in “forgiveness”. I would suggest that such terms masquerade a deplorable lack of dis-criminative awareness and conveniently ex-onerate those that use such terms from their responsibility to prevent harm to others . . . when that harm is preventable.”

This quote was taken from Donna Farhi’s letter to the editor of Ascent Magazine, a now defunct yoga magazine, with regard to an article about a well known yoga teacher having affairs with students in his teacher training program. I believe it is exactly this fear of being labeled “unspiritual” or “judg-mental” that keeps the yoga community from effectively self monitoring. Many pre-fer to say that the offenders are just “on their own path,” or that “the universe will take care of it.” I would argue that we should not judge the person, but neither should we ig-nore the behavior.

It is ironic that a practice with the ethical underpinnings of non-harming, truthful-ness, non-stealing, sexual restraint, and greedlessness has become something which so often violates all five of its basic tenets so frequently and with such impunity. That a

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practice designed to help a person reduce suffering by learning not to identify with one’s ego has instead become a platform for narcissistic behavior and glorification of the ego. Some would argue that it’s just human nature and we’re all doing the best we can. I would say we need to help each other do better; not through condemnation, howev-er, but instead by not feeding these behav-iors with money or attention.

For those unfamiliar with yoga, it might be necessary to explain that it is not a form of exercise. Although there are great physical benefits to be derived from the yoga poses, they are just a small part of the practice. Similar to martial arts, the practice of yoga is a physical and mental discipline that is circumscribed by an ethical code. To those who are serious about their yoga practice this ethical code is the most important el-ement. To practice yoga postures without the correct mental attitude and intent is no different from performing gymnastics or acrobatics. The ability to contort your body will not bring lasting inner peace, and the ability to see your true self will.

So how can an aspiring yogi navigate these murky waters? The answer is to develop dis-criminative awareness. When visiting a new studio or trying a new teacher ask yourself these questions:

1. Am I being seduced? Are you being given the impression that by practicing at

a particular studio you will gain proximity to celebrity or that you will be with the “in crowd?” This is an appeal to your ego and insecurity. Through yoga, we are taught that we should not identify with our jobs, external appearance, or social status. If a yoga studio uses this type of exclusivity as a marketing tactic to lure you in they are in direct opposition to the very basic teaching of yoga, which is to eschew identification with external factors.

2. Are you being told that this style of yoga is “the best?” Any claims of exclusivity or superiority again go against the basic teach-ings of yoga. Serious yogis understand that there are many paths to self realization. Different practices work better for different types of people. It is important to be seri-ous about the method you choose, but be respectful of the path chosen by another.

3. Is the teacher interested in self promo-tion and/or developing a following? Your yoga teacher should be interested in one thing and one thing only – teaching yoga. A sincere teacher knows that the student will find them when the time is right. There is even a saying “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” To push excessively for media exposure or to develop a follow-ing is antithetical to the yogic principle of non-grasping. Instead we are taught to do what we do to the best of our ability and not be attached to the fruits of our labor. In the case of a yoga teacher that would be

teaching yoga, not getting a photo spread in a magazine.

4. Keep your eyes open. Sometimes we re-ally just want things to be a certain way we ignore warning signs that are right in front of us and we stay too long in a bad situ-ation and then become disenchanted. One of the things we try to learn through yoga is to become comfortable with uncertainty. Stay awake, keep questioning; don’t deny the truth for your own comfort or personal benefit.

Some reading this article might deem me negative or even preachy, but I would coun-ter with this: Yoga is the most valuable thing I have ever learned. This practice has literally saved my life. It pains me to see this beautiful tradition used for profit, name and fame. It pains me to see how poorly other yogis treat each other. I have great faith in humanity and I know we can do better. Yoga gives us the tools to do this. Yogis should aspire to be humble guardians of a deeply revered and time tested practice rather than opportunistic profiteers. Na-maste.

Noele Pace is open to answering your ques-tions about the business model she has de-veloped which allows her to pay the rent while adhering to yogic principles. She can be reached at [email protected].

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The shoulder is one of the most dynamic and complicated structures of the body. If you compare it to any other body part, you will notice that it does not have any real lig-amentous structure holding it to your body. That’s right! The shoulder is simply floating on the body. It relies only on the muscles to hold its position, stabilize it, move it, stop it, and give it strength, and more. This muscu-lar attachment system and lack of anchored ligaments is what makes the shoulder the most mobile of all body parts. Unfortunate-ly, the more something moves, the more chances it has to become injured. Here are a 5 ways to protect yourself from unneces-sary pain and costly treatment.

1. SPECIFIC EXERCISES: Make sure you are incorporating isolated rotator cuff and scapular muscle training to your current ex-ercise program. They are simple, quick, and boring, but you must exercise the deeper muscles of the shoulder. We tend to exercise the larger pectorals, biceps, triceps and tra-pezius muscle, when it is the rotator cuff and scapular muscles that are taking on most of the functional work. Add shoulder internal rotation, external rotation, adduction and extension resistance drills. Perform 30-40 total repetitions with a resistance band, 2-5 pound cable or 2-5 pound free weight every work out.

2. POSTURE DICTATES FUNCTION: Our body is made up of pulley and lever systems. If you altar the position then you have changed the length-tension function. Remember what your mother said, “stand up straight.” Well, she was right. If you sit, stand or exercise with a forward head pos-ture or rounded shoulders, then you have just placed your shoulder in a dysfunctional and dangerous position. The cuff muscles will lose strength and are more likely to be strained. The increased approximation of the boney structures leads to the cuff and other soft tissues to become impinged or pinched between bones. How do we main-tain good posture? Core strength. It is not

just a fancy buzz word. A strong functional core will lay the foundation of the structure and position of the entire body, including the shoulder.

3. AVOID REPETITIVE ACTIVITIES: A metal spoon is strong, but if you bend it over and over eventually it will break. Even if you have great posture and good cuff strength, the tissues can only handle so much. As we contract and stretch our mus-cles they lose blood supply and may become weak. Try the 15 minute rule. Change ac-tivities every 15 minutes or less. Pull weeds for 12 minutes then water plants. Rake for 15 minutes then take a water break. If you are building a 2000 piece wooden desk from China, break it up into 15 minute stages. I could go on all day, but the point is “take rest breaks” and let the cuff recover before an injury occurs.

4. LEARN HOW TO TAKE A FALL: We are all getting older and we do not bounce up off the ground like we remember. If you are active in sports where you may end up on the ground or if you just fall a great deal, you need take the impact with the least amount of damage. Learn how to “roll off the impact.” This transfers the impact force away from the shoulder structures into a

rolling force. A great source of training would be your local karate gym. It may take only one or two lessons.

5. A DIFFERENT THOUGHT ON FLEXIBILITY: Gaining and maintaining normal flexibility is important. However, 10 minutes before a game or training is not the time to stretch the shoulder to gain flex-ibility. Placing a tight muscle on a sustained stretch will trigger the ‘stretch reflex.’ This will actually inhibit the muscle and may in-crease the chances of that muscle becoming strained. Flexibility needs to be achieved on a daily basis. Warm up stretches are for muscle activation, force preparation and testing ranges of motion required for the activities. Pay special attention to the ability of the shoulder to internally rotate. Reach back and place your thumb on your low back, then try to slide it up toward the middle of your shoulder blades. If one hand can reach but not the other, then work on gaining that range. This particular restric-tion can lead to shoulder injuries.

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