International Yoga Day: World looking at yoga as powerful agent of global good: PM Modi

International Yoga Day: World looking at yoga as powerful agent of global good: PM Modi

SRINAGAR: The world is looking at yoga as a powerful agent of global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on International Yoga Day on Friday while stressing that it has the potential to transform the economy of Jammu and Kashmir by attracting more tourists. Choosing the SKICC on the picturesque banks of the Dal Lake … Read more

It’s the yoga capital of India: how Mysore has become a magnet for aspiring yogis

It’s the yoga capital of India: how Mysore has become a magnet for aspiring yogis

He remained for nearly three months, practising yoga with his guru; attending Vedanta (Indian philosophy) classes; befriending a community of practitioners from faraway countries; joining them on two-wheeler rides to historic sites around town; and eating his way through the city’s vast vegetarian menu. Cairo Murillo (second from left) with friends he made in the … Read more

Alo Moves Launches 3D Yoga Classes for Meta Quest 3

Alo Moves Launches 3D Yoga Classes for Meta Quest 3

Alo Moves is putting a wholly immersive experience into play with a new set of mixed-reality, volumetric 3D classes. The virtual fitness and wellness platform from Alo Yoga said ti will develop a mixed-reality app exclusively for Meta Quest 3 in partnership with Oscar-winning visual effects artists, Magnopus. The experience promises to be as close … Read more

Beyond Yoga Opens First Store in Washington in Bellevue

Beyond Yoga Opens First Store in Washington in Bellevue

Beyond Yoga is stretching beyond its California roots and opening its first store in Washington state. The 1,481-square-foot venue is located east of Seattle in the Bellevue Collection Mall in Bellevue, Wash. This is the company’s seventh retail outpost after launching its first store two years ago on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, … Read more

Xponential CEO suspended amid federal probes, allegedly threatened to decapitate franchisee: report

Xponential CEO suspended amid federal probes, allegedly threatened to decapitate franchisee: report

The nation’s largest fitness company “indefinitely” suspended its allegedly menacing CEO amid a growing number of federal investigations into possible fraud, according to multiple reports. Xponential Fitness – which has more than 3,000 boutique studios under brands such as PureBarre, Rumble and CycleBar — is under federal scrutiny over allegations that the company misled both … Read more

Guatemala becoming tourism hotspot for young travelers

Guatemala becoming tourism hotspot for young travelers

Adventurous travelers seeking beauty and budget thrills should look no further than Guatemala: a friendly country that remains largely unexplored by many Americans, but can be reached in as little as six hours from Denver. A question I fielded several times before my late February trip: Why Guatemala? My partner and I have made a … Read more

How exercise might help treat depression better than counselling or leading medications – and a runner who says it saved her life

How exercise might help treat depression better than counselling or leading medications – and a runner who says it saved her life

“I was not paying attention to my physical and mental health and I just crashed and burned. I found myself with depression and ignored it for the longest time, and then almost came to the end of the road with a suicide attempt,” she says. Grisoni (centre) during the gruelling HK100 ultra race in January. … Read more

Chinese tech giant Lenovo doubles down on AI after world’s largest PC maker posts first quarterly revenue growth since late 2022

Chinese tech giant Lenovo doubles down on AI after world’s largest PC maker posts first quarterly revenue growth since late 2022

Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker, said it is doubling down on various artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, including new computing devices and services that support the technology, after reporting a 3 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue in the December quarter. The Beijing-based tech giant on Thursday said its revenue reached a … Read more

We swabbed GoodLife, Planet Fitness and Anytime Fitness locations to find the germiest piece of equipment

We swabbed GoodLife, Planet Fitness and Anytime Fitness locations to find the germiest piece of equipment

Sweat, heavy breathing, warm temperatures and lots of people — the gym is the perfect environment for bacteria to thrive in, which is why wiping equipment down is a normal part of gym etiquette.  But does a quick wipe really eliminate all those germs? CBC’s Marketplace swabbed equipment at several popular national gym chains to … Read more

Alo Stacks Supplements as It Continues to ‘Move Into Wellness’ – WWD

Alo Stacks Supplements as It Continues to ‘Move Into Wellness’ – WWD

Fashion and lifestyle brand Alo Yoga is helping its loyal consumers get in the spirit of wellness, kicking off the new year with its “Move Into Wellness” campaign and the launch of three new ingestible supplements.   With “Move Into Wellness” the brand will position its entire health and wellness ecosystem in one campaign for … Read more