Skinny-Teatox

By: Bethany Barich (Follow on Instagram & Twitter)

If there’s one part of the body that needs to have strength during a good yoga session, it’s the core. Not only does having a powerful core help alleviate back pain, improve posture and balance, but having a strong core just looks fantastic!

Who doesn’t dream of having a tiny midsection with the hint of a six-pack?

Add all of those benefits with the amazing ones from doing yoga daily, and you’re on the way to becoming a positive and slimmer person!

To improve on that core and help better yoga postures (including the ones about to be listed), here are some of the top moves to help strengthen the core and flatten the stomach:

Boat Pose

Boat Pose is definitely not an easy pose to ease in to. If you’re new to yoga or, in general, core strengthening moves, checking out beginner variations of boat pose is highly recommended. But once you’re finally into the advanced variation your core will be halfway to it’s full potential. Not only is this move beneficial to strengthening the core, but it’s also a fantastic balancing pose and it helps stretch the hamstrings!

By: Robyn Sukatski  

Fitness Bands: Worth It?

Have you been thinking about getting a fitness band but don’t know which to buy? Fitness bands not only track your exercise and sleep patterns, but help you get in shape and stay in shape. There are multiple bands on the market and some do more than others, while some cost more than others. It’s up to you to decide which is going to work best for you and fit your lifestyle.

Here’s a quick breakdown of some of the top rated bands:

Garmin Vivofit 2        

The Garmin is not as well advertised but may be one of the best bands out there. This fitness band syncs with Bluetooth and is both Android and iOS compatible. It connects with heart rate monitors, is waterproof up to 50 meters and has a battery life that lasts 1 year blowing the competition out of the water. Not only does it track your progress daily, weekly and monthly, it adjusts your goals based on whether you reach them or not. Visually it also reigns as you can purchase interchangeable bands from patterns to solids to metallic finishes. The Garmin retails at $129.99. 

 By: Alexis

With technology on the rise there are so many cool gadgets that were made to make our lives easier.

From iPads, MacBooks to a tablet sized iPhone 6, I’ve used them all and each of them gets used for the same exact thing: iMessage, social media and occasionally homework. These devices were made for so much more than that so I use mine as an alarm clock as well, but for setting reminders, goals and future plans I stick to a planner.

By: Cassandra Cardona

Hello all, it’s me Cassandra again, and I am I back with a regular gym day routine for you. I want to point out a few things that are very important.

Whenever working out always remember this and never forget it, “form over function”. You NEVER want to sacrifice your form over performing the exercise. You can injure yourself very fast that way. So, when training, grab a weight that you can maintain the perfect form with. Of course, you don’t want to grab a 3lb dumbbell and do your biceps if you know you can curl 10lbs. The movement obviously should create some discomfort, and burn. But it shouldn’t cause you to start leaning the wrong way or hyper-extending your body in any way. Form is the most important component of an affective training day.

By: Presley McGlashing, Licensed Esthetician and Make-Up Artist 

Good nutrition has always been relevant to how our skin looks, feels and reacts. Certain vitamins and nutrients found in our food play a huge role in our well being, but also our skin. These smoothies have amazing skin benefits for all skin types. Each smoothie has Greek Yogurt for a smooth texture and added protein, a building block of elastin in the skin.

Smoothie #1: Green Smoothie

The kiwi is the "active ingredient" in this smoothie because it has incredible skin benefits! Kiwis are rich in vitamin C which is responsible for collagen production, also they are full of antioxidants which help the cells fight off free radicals from pollution and stress, and best of all they help repair the body's damaged cells (including skin cells) and preventing new damage from occurring.

• 1/2 cup green seedless grapes
• 1 kiwi, peeled
• 3 leaves of kale
• Juice of 1/2 a lime.
• 1 cup of water
• 1/2 cup of ice
• 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt