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These days, Yoga and pilates are the it thing to do. It seems as if you cant open a magazine, turn on a television, or read a newspaper without some mention of Yoga or pilates. It seems anyone who is anyone is doing one or both of these things. Are these the newest fad exercise? Certainly not! Both techniques have been in practice for a long time, and have been time tested and proven. Both of these things are good for you, but the two are often confused. They are different, in many ways.

Yoga is geared towards uniting the mind, body, and spirit. The basic idea is that the mind and body are one, and if given the right tools and environment, the body can find harmony, and heal itself. For this reason, Yoga is considered therapeutic, helping you become more aware of your body, in particular its posture, and alignment. Yoga can help make the body more flexible, and help you relax even when you are under lots of stress. This is the reason that many people are practicing Yoga, to reduce their daily stress placed on them by the fast paced world. Yoga can help the body feel more fit, energetic, happy, and peaceful. There are many styles of Yoga, but no style is better than another, it is a matter of personal preference or need. Yoga is very good for whole body health and well being.

pilates seeks to achieve the same goals, also through a series of controlled movements, but the main difference is that pilates uses not only mat work, but also machines. These exercises are geared towards strengthening the abdominal muscles, improve posture, and to stabilize and lengthen the spine, improving balance and strength. pilates is aimed at giving you a longer, leaner line, much like that of a dancer. pilates works the whole body, with an emphasis on control, and on both mind and body, focusing on quality over quantity. Slow, controlled movements are the key element here, rather than quick, high impact movements of a traditional workout. The abdomen, lower back, and buttocks are the center of all movement, and thus they are the focus of Pilates. Pilates is low impact, and therefore good for injury prevention and rehabilitation. Pilates is quite good, if not ideal, for body sculpting.

If you still cannot decide between the two, try doing both! Yoga and Pilates are wonderful when used together! The basic natures of these two techniques make them complement each other very nicely. You can integrate the breathing techniques of Yoga into Pilates, and the stabilization techniques of Pilates into Yogathe possibilities are endless. The two techniques work well together for those who want a whole body health and wellness routine as well as body sculpting.

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I want to discuss Stranglehold. with all the attention going to Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, and Madden 2008, Stranglehold is one of those games going under the radar. Stranglehold is a game that is a sequel to the gritty action movie Hard Boiled. If anyone has seen the movie Hard Boiled, they know that it is an action packed film with amazing gunfire fights.

Stranglehold appears to be no exception to that rule. Chow Yun-Fat reprises his role as inspector Tequila, (no I am not fabricating; that really is his name) and nothing seems to stand in his way from defeating his foes. The demo that came out recently was respectable. In the demo, player will be in control of Tequila as he shoots through the streets of Hong Kong. In a nutshell, virtually everything in the movie is available in the game.

For example, slow motion bullet time is incessantly utilized in the game. There are many occurrences where you can jump on a cart and shoot your enemies as the cart rolls towards them. You will also be able to jump on a railing and run/slide down to eradicate opponents. There were some mini-games in the demo that entailed dodging bullets (ala Neo from The Matrix). with a game that has flabbergasting action, the only conspicuous flaw was the camera angles. Midway needs to resolve this problem as soon as possible.

My first reaction when I saw this game was Max Payne on steroids. If Stranglehold is even half as adequate as Max Payne, then it is definitely worth playing. Stranglehold is slated for an August release date for the PC and Xbox 360 and a September release date for the PlayStation 3.