The benefits of yoga are manifold. They range from helping to regulate anxiety, to allow for a better sleep and even helping with depression. However, there is always the question: Which of these benefits are really backed up by research? These days, more and more research is going in the area of yoga and health benefits. Today I want to talk with…

So you’re thinking about starting to do yoga? That’s great! First, let me ask you: What led you to do yoga? Was it the search for inner peace, health reasons, or do you want to become more flexible? Whatever it is, you will find it in yoga! I remember when I started yoga years ago, things were so different. Nobody was talking about the hottest yoga…

Fitness isn’t always easy and we’ve all hit that bump in the road, the setback. A lot of the time it takes hard work and a lot of time to be able to see the first results. Many people even quit before having had any success. Others saw the first results, only to fall behind them after some time. What’s important is how you react to that bump. Are…

If you’ve been following along this blog, you might know by now that I am a huge fan of bodyweight exercises. Big machines and heavy dumbbells have actually always terrified me, though there are some great dumbbell workouts. There is this common misperception that if only using your bodyweight, the training wouldn’t be as effective and muscle gain…

This guide on how to stay in shape while traveling was written by Margaret Dunn , a traveling health and fitness coach. Follow her adventures on Instagram to see where she travels and how she works out! If you’re anything like me, when you’re traveling, whether for work or for fun, your main goal is to relax. Hitting the gym or going for a run…

After being in Bali and checking out all these great yoga places, I thought it couldn’t get any better - if only, I thought yoga classes would get worse. My, was I wrong. Our next stop was Lombok, Bali’s not so well-known but equally amazing little sister. There, we stayed in Kuta Lombok, thus in the south of the island. Naturally, the first thing…

A flat tummy and toned abs is what we all wish for, especially in summer. However, when it comes to a healthy body we should rather focus on a strong core. Many people don’t know the difference between abs and the core and take it as a synonym. But your core is much more than your abs. It’s a complex series of muscles and it includes so much more…

While I was traveling in Luang Prabang, Laos, I had the pleasure to meet Tasha from Tasha plus Yoga . Tasha is a traveling yoga teacher from New Jersey who has been traveling for more than one year by the time I met her. She was a teacher at Utopia Bar in Luang Prabang, where I met her. I was lucky to be able to take two classes of yoga with her…

Right now, Bali seems to be the stronghold with regards to Yoga. Everybody is going to Ubud for Yoga, to become a yoga teacher, or to take part in a yoga retreat. Deepening my practice was my goal. I wanted to take the chance of participating in classes with amazing teachers, of overall cheaper classes, and of training in an amazing location, to…