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yoga style
SAVVY
Yoga instructor and nutritionist
Lola Berry explains the different methods
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Along with
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out her arms with
tricep extensions
and dips.
Jen lifted weights of around 7kg. ‘We also did
a lot of body weight work, and supplemented
with my custom resistance bands.’
he key, says Jen, is to set achievable goals.
‘If you can do 10 minutes of a wo
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so I won’t do anything.”’
For fuel, Jen follows the Fab Fo
devised by nutritionist Kelly LeVe
rule is simple: stick to healthy wh
and include a serving each of pro
ibre and greens on every plate.
To start the day, Jen drinks a si
smoothie with protein powder, l
chia seeds, almond butter, almon
spinach and blueberries. ‘I actua
liked the diet, so I’ve stuck [to] it,’ y
HATHA
Focusing on well-known
poses, this style of
yoga probably won’t
help you work up
a sweat, but it will
definitely make you
feel more relaxed.
YIN
Using blankets, bolsters
and props, Yin is a
meditative form of yoga
that aims to improve
flexibility, with poses
held anywhere between
1 and 10 minutes
ASHTANGA
Ashtanga means ‘eight
limbs’, so it can be
challenging! ‘This is
a sweaty, physically
demanding practice,’
Lola says in her book
The Yoga Body.
IYENGAR
This is a meticulous
style of yoga based
on perfecting the body’s
alignment using props
like blocks, bolsters,
straps, blankets, wall
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BIKRAM
Performed in a room
that’s heated to 40°C,
and using a sequence
of 26 poses, Bikram
yoga aims to stretch,
strengthen as well
as detox the body.
VINYASA
Lola says this style,
which is based around
the sun salutation, is
‘about connection of
movement to breath, so
poses are synchronised
hing’.
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using a BOSU ball
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