2019's Biggest Wellness Trend!
Cosmopolitan - South Africa|July 2019

How do you breathe? If your answer is ‘in, then out and again’, you can’t have been paying attention to 2019’s biggest wellness trend. Yep, breathing workshops are now taking off across the globe, with The Big Breath Company hosting workshops in London and, here in Mzansi, The Art of Living in Cape Town offers a range of meditation and breathing courses. Some of the workshops basically take you through the breath-related parts of yoga – without the need to balance on one leg – and come with all sorts of benefits. Studies have shown that you could enjoy everything from a clearer mind to pain relief, lowered blood pressure and even better memory capabilities.

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2019's Biggest Wellness Trend!

Stay in the loop

Thought resistance was futile? Not when it’s in loop form. These pocket-sized training tools will really boost your at-home workout game

You’ve got to grips with the resistance band, but what about its cousin, the resistance loop? A shorter offering, it provides small-scale tension that gets your muscles working seriously hard. No idea how to use one? Fear not. Emily King, a teacher trainer at Barrecore, has devised a ballet-inspired, 30-minute workout that utilizes said tension and engages your key mirror muscles. Do the moves in a circuit, with no resting in between sets. ‘Keep the loop tight at all times to get the best results,’ she advises. ‘And if your muscles are burning and quivering like crazy, you’re doing it right.’ Noted.

STEP 1 VERTICAL V

TARGETS Thighs, abs

DO Two sets of 10 reps, or until your muscles tire

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