| My fitness program consists of three things. Yoga, | | | | related for a couple of weeks. |
| running, and a little strength training. I have come a long | | | | Along came my friend with a pair of cork Yoga |
| way in my Yoga practice, but at first, I just couldn't get | | | | blocks, and I was off to the races. They are very light |
| the hang of it. Then a girlfriend turned me onto cork | | | | and compact, so they don't get in the way of your |
| Yoga blocks, and I saw my progress take off! | | | | practice. Being made out of cork means they don't |
| There are a lot of postures in Yoga that require you to | | | | hold onto the moisture that floats around a Yoga |
| place a hand on the ground during the stretch. Well, if | | | | studio. Nothing worse than smelly Yoga blocks! |
| you are not flexible enough to get all the way to the | | | | Cork has the added benefit of being biodegradable, so |
| ground, where do you place that hand? At first, I tried | | | | my Yoga practice went green the moment I started |
| to put it on my shin, but as things got hot, my hands | | | | using them. I think this is in the true spirit of Yoga. When |
| got slicker, and would slide off. | | | | they get old, you don't have to worry about disposing |
| I then tried to just force myself to the ground. Bad idea! | | | | of them. Toss them in the trash, get a new block, and |
| I pulled a muscle and couldn't really do anything fitness | | | | off you go! |