
On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Ashley Turner, an exercise dvd star who is included in the Who’s
Who in Power Yoga by Yoga Journal. Did you know that recent studies show that people who practice yoga are more likely to have healthier diets? Yoga can actually jump start your path to a healthier lifestyle. Who knew? Ashley explained that doing yoga increases your awareness of your body and that mindfulness helps you lose weight. Her workouts also get your heart rate up and work the muscles throughout your whole body. Ashley stars in yoga for Weight Loss dvd which is part of the Element series. Ashley helps her celebrity clients (including Michelle Branch and Peter Yorn) lose weight and get in rock star shape with her unique mind body yoga technique based partly on her background as a Jungian psychologist. To learn more about Ashley please go to www.ashleyturner.org
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former dance with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company and was the Director of the Pilates Program at the Performing Arts School in Vienna. Her dvd shows you how to lay down in order to get a great workout. She trained with a protege of Joseph Pilates and uses a lot of the Romana Kryanowksa technique she learned. This technique is great for people who are already in pretty good shape. So if you are an athlete who wants to take their workout and their bodies to the next level – you should definitely check out this dvd. Yoga and pilates are great for athletes because like any athlete knows study and discipline are critical for success. Her famous students have included: Penelope Cruz, Michael Pena and Portia de Rossi. To learn more please go to 













