| There are so many health and fitness iPhone Apps to | | | | feel relaxed and will help keep stress at a lower level |
| choose from where does someone begin? | | | | which again goes to help build lean muscles. |
| Well I have downloaded quite a few Apps and these | | | | Yoga Lite App |
| 2 Apps "Sleep Cycle" and "Yoga Lite" I have found to | | | | Everyone knows Yoga is fantastic for flexibility and |
| be the best so far that goes to benefit living a | | | | relaxing the mind. |
| balanced and a contented life. | | | | But again did you know Yoga can help with |
| But funny enough I found it really helps to increase my | | | | development of lean muscles? |
| fitness, as they say in the movies Believe it or Not! | | | | You can use Yoga stretching to develop GTO (Golgi |
| One of the most important areas in developing muscle | | | | Tendon Organs) and Fascia Stretching, both of these |
| growth is giving yourself time to recover. | | | | will help you lift heavier weights and thus it comes |
| Building lean muscle tissues doesn't happen in the gym | | | | back to increasing lean muscle tissue. |
| (that's where you break it down), it happens when you | | | | There a lot of Yoga Apps on iTunes but I like Yoga |
| rest. | | | | Lite free version the best. |
| We all want as much lean muscle tissue as possible, it | | | | It has 8 sections. |
| makes us look athletic and toned. | | | | - Introductions explains all about Yoga and the different |
| Lean muscle also helps burn fat so it's an easier job to | | | | styles. |
| keep weight off. | | | | - 10 minute daily warmup if you need a quick session. |
| The best reason I like is that it gives you that athletic | | | | - If you don't have time for a full Yoga session it has a |
| look and the desirable hot beach body. | | | | 10 minute Sun Salutation Sequence which gives you a |
| Sleep Cycle App | | | | good workout. |
| Getting a sound and long sleep helps in the rebuilding | | | | - A 90 minute Bikram Yoga workout (also called Hot |
| your body. | | | | Yoga conducted in a heated room). |
| If you workout in the gym strenuously or your day job | | | | - Want to work the Abs? There is a 10 minute Yoga |
| involves a lot of manual work, you need to rest well. | | | | for Abs |
| But one of the worst things is to wake up to a noisy | | | | - Of course there are other parts to Yoga, 8 in fact, |
| unforgiving alarm in the morning. | | | | there are courses in Meditation and Pranayama |
| The iPhone App Sleep Cycle wakes you up VERY | | | | (Breath work). |
| pleasantly to some VERY pleasant music. | | | | You can upgrade to a higher level if you really like it |
| This App measures your sleep phases throughout the | | | | but I'm happy enough with the lite version. |
| night and measures the movement how deep or light | | | | Well I hope you try at least one of these iPhone Apps |
| the cycles are. | | | | out. |
| For example you set the alarm for 7am and Sleep | | | | Let me know what you think if you do, I'd be interested |
| Cycle near that time (approximately 30 minutes) will | | | | of your opinion. |
| estimate when you are in the lightest phase and in that | | | | In my next article I will review 2 other Apps I really like. |
| window prior to the alarm it begins to wake you up. | | | | GPS Lite App - It measures your travelled distance |
| Don't worry it will wake you up before your alarm | | | | and location, you can take pictures on your walk and |
| setting so you are not late getting up. | | | | attach it to the path taken, create a playlist of music |
| Try it's not only a nicer way to wake up but you will | | | | for your trip and then put all up on Facebook. |