Breaking! Video gamers trade blasting bad guys for virtual yoga class!* Ha, just kidding. Microsoft held a big fancy launch party on Sunday night to kick off, and show off, Kinect, (previously known as Project Natal) and their new Xbox 360 contribution to the fitness gaming world, Kinect Sports (think Wii Fit). As part of [...]
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Ooooh the video gamers have got their thumbs twisted in knots over this! ‘Yoga’ for Xbox 360? Could it be? Well it’s more than a rumor. According to a release schedule (since been pulled from the interwebs) the easter egg at the end of usual suspects was a game entitled ‘Yoga’ Natal (briefly listed on [...]
Hey students, picking your classes for the semester can be tough cookies! Mmm…cookies… speaking of, you know what’s not so tough? Packing on the freshman 15! Yeah and some of us know that basically translates into the 4-year undergrad overstuffed, where exercise is hardly a side dish. Been there. Wouldn’t it be cool if you [...]
We’ve been keeping a steady eye on Nintendo’s latest efforts to keep us cooped up in our homes with nary a reason to see the daylight ever again! Exaggeration? Have you seen the new Wii Yoga they’ve got primed for launch in October? Last month we reported on the fair maiden who will guide us [...]
With Nintendo now the undisputed guru in the realm of ‘yogatainment’ (including Wii and DS), you could say they’ve pretty much cornered the market on “interactive workouts.” But what if you’re not in the comfort of your living room, all you have is your mobile phone, and are in desperate need of impromptu yoga instruction? [...]
Well, if Pay by Donation doesn’t work out… there’s always Wii. Or Wii Yoga, a big focus at this year’s E3 (that’s the big Electronic Entertainment Expo for you non nerdy types). Of course WE know the Wii can’t replace a classroom setting, or even a well guided home practice, but our guess is it’ll [...]
We warned you about it way back in the high times of summer, and here it comes… Yoga for Wii! As if teachers and studios didn’t have enough to contend with in the age of Recession Yoga! This isn’t your casual ‘Wii Fit yogi’ style, wedged alongside ski jumps and hula hoops. This is solely [...]
Persevering in Preservation: In continued a effort to effectively preserve the booty of Indian culture, from pillaging pirates of the West, the event, er the four-day mega event called ‘Arogya Mela’ is underway in Ludhiana, India. For the second year in a row, the fair is intended to promote awareness of traditional Indian medicine systems, including [...]
Yoga for the ‘Om’less: Homeless NYers are honing their yoga practice. “I really want them to take all that pressure and stress and throw it out the window,” said Karen Nourizadeh, who teaches the weekly yoga class at the Mainchance Drop-in Center on 120 E. 32nd St. “I want to do yoga for people who [...]
