cross-train

Back in the day when I was a ballet dancer, I was using yoga as a way to balance my body and my emotional states of being.  Yoga was extraordinary in balancing my dance body and advancing my abilities in dance.  Injury prevention, improving coordination, balancing right and left sides, breath awareness and integration, greater relaxation in all situations, and mindfulness, were some of the main benefits that yoga gave to my dance career. 

Cross training is a way to work on more than one aspect of your physical fitness at the same time. It’s doing something other than your “favorite” sport or exercise and doing another that complements and adds to your overall fitness level. There are so many good reasons to cross train — the real question should be: if you’re not cross-training, why not?

I just got back from filming two new Gaiam workout DVDs (”Kickbox: Core Cross Train” and “Dance: Core Cross Train” in the beautiful mountains of Utah.