October/November - Coulee Region Women's Magazine

| HEALTHY LIVING |
Exercise
You
Can Do
Yoga, Pilates and tai chi challenge the
body with low impact.
by Kim Brasel
Conributed photos
A good workout doesn’t have to involve endless reps of
weights, complicated routines or miles of pounding the
pavement. Yoga, Pilates or tai chi may provide just the
workout you need, and all can challenge your mind as well
as your body.
The intensity of yoga, Pilates and tai chi varies depending
on the form or style practiced. Some forms are more fastpaced
and exerting than others, but most are gentle and
suitable for everyone regardless of age or physical ability.
Yoga
Yoga is considered a mind-body practice that brings together
physical and mental disciplines to achieve peacefulness of body and
mind through a series of poses.
Yoga instructor Mandy Roush (pictured above), who is opening
her own yoga studio in La Crosse’s Old Towne North on Caledonia
Street in November, says she tried yoga and loved that it didn’t hurt,
even when she was overweight. “Yoga is great because it doesn’t
discriminate in terms of size or ability,” she says.
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