Are you noticing a few more guys in your group fitness classes lately? Or are you one of those guys? Welcome to the benefits of group fitness! A recent study found more men are participating in group fitness classes. The variety of training techniques, environments, and challenging workouts are on the rise, making group fitness more popular and beneficial than ever before. We all know that exercise is great prevention, which is also the WAGs philosophy.

Customer Testimonials! We are incredibly grateful to have the following story of how Wrist Assured Gloves made an impact for a personal trainer and group fitness instructor in rural Michigan – helping her clients overcome pain their practice and workouts. Erin of E2: Exercise with Erin is an inspiration for her innovation and pursuit of finding ways to make exercise accessible for everyone!

We love to discuss living a healthy lifestyle and finding out what that means to you as our readers and customers. Our blog is the space for us to discuss the issues related to health, fitness and its lifestyle, as well as highlight features and uses of our Wrist Assured fitness Gloves – or WAGs – in greater detail.

Foods can be powerful tools in maintaining health and preventing disease. Most notably foods that fall under the new group of foods deemed “Super Foods”. We’re discussing five super foods that help in protecting joints, and may ease pain in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or arthritis.

The beauty of yoga is that it can be performed almost anywhere and with a minimal equipment. Yoga accessories – usually referred to as props – help achieve proper alignment in poses. World-renowned Hatha Yogi, Sri B.K.S. Iyengar, introduced props to yoga. Props can make poses more accessible, allow for maximized stretching, contribute to confidence in practice, and much more. Props reduce strain and contribute to better performance of weight-bearing poses, especially for those with injuries or decreased range of motion. Our Wrist-Assured fitness glove (WAGs), is a great portable prop for yoga, designed alleviate the strain of putting pressure on your wrists.

Strengthening your core and abdominal muscles is important for all things in life. The foam roller adds variation to traditional Pilates and yoga exercises by increasing the workload on your muscles. Try these 3-4 times a week and let us know how the abs are feeling!

Love is in the air with our Valentine’s Special! Free Shipping on all WAGs! Speaking of love, we received a wonderful review from Lynne at Om Circle Yoga. Lynne is a former “desk/airport-jockey software programmer/consultant turned yoga teacher”. Her yoga philosophy: Staying active in body, mind and spirit is my path to health and youthfulness. Yoga is the only activity I have found to simultaneously engage and challenge all three of these areas.

Paula, WAGs creator, is presenting at the conference this year and we thought we’d give you a preview of her presentation, which will be posted in full to the WAGs YouTube account by the end of the month. Also – if you can’t attend the sessions at the conference “live”, the sessions and presentations will be hosted on the YogaHub site archives. Cozy up with that cup of hot tea or coffee and join in when you can!

Some research suggests that sneaker padding may throw off alignment and cause sprains and strains. But the idea of our naked feet on city streets makes us a bit uneasy. A new crop of kicks brings you the best of both worlds: the arch-strengthening benefits of going barefoot and the protection from the elements. Check out some of these shoes that have been given a recent “make-under”.

The Toes, otherwise known as the Phalanges, are hard working little guys! Toes assist in balance, supporting and propelling us throughout our lives, day in day out. Keep your toes flexible & healthy and you’ll be rewarded with improved comfort and agility of movement over the course of your life.