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Good Form: Get out in front of thigh tightness
The fronts of your thighs can get very tight, especially if you play sports, train with weights or engage in any other physical activities. Remember to regularly stretch these muscles to help prevent knee, hip or back injuries. Here's one stretch that...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Body
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Good Form: A knee-saving exercise for the hamstrings
Here's a terrific way to train your hamstrings (the muscles in the back of your thighs) and buttocks without overworking the fronts of your thighs. It's excellent for people who have sensitive knees and cannot perform squats or lunges.
Begin on all fours...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Body
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Good Form: Back arches
Here are two variations of back arches that will help counter the effects of rounded shoulders. Slouching tends to shorten the muscles in the front of your body and can overstretch the muscles in the back. These moves reverse that action and help...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Body
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Good Form: Pilates ring adds intensity to workout
Props like this Pilates ring can help spice up your workout by challenging muscles in new ways. To add intensity to your obliques (side abdominal muscles) and adductors (inner thigh muscles), try this new move.
Sit upright on a mat or a padded, level...Tags: Pilates, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Body
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Handling the curves: Inside Levi's Curve ID line
Brand XFor 18 months, the folks at Levi Strauss & Co. studied women around the world, conducting thousands of interviews and looking at 60,000 body scans of women in 13 countries. The company says the result â besides confirmation that for women, jeans... -
Skinny jeans that suck you in and stay put
All The RageMy experience with skinny jeans is quite the opposite from what the name suggests. They do not make me feel skinny or sexy or at all comfortable, but rather like Iâve been stuffed into pants that amplify any extra flesh...... -
'Community' recap: The post-postmodern Jesus
Show TrackerâThere are no takes. There is no viewer. The film is the story. The story is us. We are the film.â Is Abed the messiah, or is the messiah all of us? Is this a clever TV show, or are...... -
Good Form: Loosen up your hips and thighs
The fronts of your thighs and hips can become very tight if you perform a lot of lunges and squats or if you run or hike. Here's a great way to increase the flexibility in those areas while working on your core strength.
Kneel on a padded level surface...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Body
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Jeans that flatter your body
Los Angeles TimesFinding jeans that fit correctly, hide flaws and don't put your underwear on parade with every move remains one of life's great challenges. Women are constantly on the search for denim that slims, trims, lengthens and makes them look like they simply...Tags: Eyewear, Rivers, Bodies of Water
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Add flexibility to thighs and hips
Overtraining your legs or heavy strength training for your thighs can lead to tight quadriceps and hip flexor muscles. It's important to keep these muscles flexible with a simple move, which you can do at a wall for added stability. When you feel...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Legs, Human Body
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Centering body and mind
Have you noticed that, when you're stressed and your mind is scattered, it's hard to find your balance? Practice the tree pose to help you feel centered and to focus your mental state. You'll also strengthen your legs and release tension in your thighs...Tags: Legs
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Yoga advice from Christine Burke, Candace Morano and Anthony Benenati
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA few simple techniques can make the difference between a sore back (or other body part) and a strong, healthy one. CHRISTINE BURKE Co-owner and director of Liberation Yoga, Los Angeles Downward-facing dog: The body bends at the hips in an upside-...Tags: Feet, Pain, Shoulders, Fingers, Muscle
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