Tag: Exercise

The term yoga comes from a Sanskrit word which means yoke or union. Traditionally, yoga is a method joining the individual self with the...

Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India. The word is associated with meditative practices in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Within Hinduism,...

Developed originally in China as a self-defense strategy, or martial art, t'ai chi—the "supreme ultimate fist"—is practiced in modern times primarily as a gentle...

Qigong (or ch'i kung) is an internal Chinese meditative practice that often uses slow graceful movements and controlled breathing techniques to promote the circulation...

Pilates  is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany.  As of 2005, there are 11 million...