Tuesday, January 29, 2002


what unseasonable weather we're having here! nearly 65 degrees in january. . .

this lovely day meant mr. right took a nice walk down to dumbo, that rapidly developing section of old spice warehouses down by fulton landing. and there he just happened to drop by jacques torres. with the exception of the knipschildt truffle, no one in the united states has chocolates to touch jacques'. (and it's only the truffles; the other knipschildt chocolates can be disappointing.)

mr. right is so thoughtful -- he brought back 1/4 lb. thank you, mr. right!

if you haven't tried jacques' fresh candies, you must do so immediately. life's too short to suffer any longer!

also today i took a private yoga lesson. the teacher and i discussed why yoga was so beneficial as an exercise. she explained to me that unlike many other forms of activity, yoga is both isometric and isotonic.
the isometric poses -- standing poses are some of the obvious ones -- build strength by using the body's own resistance. since yoga doesn't cause the muscle fibers to shorten in these poses, you develop muscle tone and strength while creating beautiful silhouettes with the body. this makes your limbs appear lengthened and more graceful over time as well.

the isotonic poses -- the flowing, repetitive movements of the sun salutations, for example -- not only offer aerobic endurance as you repeat them, but help build strength by using the muscles without much resistance.

i don't know very much about anatomy or physiology, but i found this short explanation very helpful in further understanding why yoga has done so much more for me than other types of exercise.

i know many readers come to this page interested in coffee and chocolate, without much concern for yoga. but i encourage you to put aside your preconceptions and try yoga three times. not only will you see the stress reducing benefits the very first day, but you will also see how effective yoga is as pure exercise!



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