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New looks for summer don’t have to make your bank account sweat. Pick up some of these popular styles at your neighborhood garage sales.
Keep cool in a kneelength, flared skirt and add a pop of color with a bright, boxy top. Shirt - $4.99 Skirt - $3.99
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Enjoy a summer rain in a lacy blouse and tweed trousers. Top off the look with a loose vest in an interesting fabric.
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Cardigan - $1.99 Shirt - $0.99 Shorts - $2.99
Begin with a boldly-colored t-shirt and a sweet cropped cardigan. Show off those summer legs with a pair of baggy shorts and some modern wedges.
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Hair & Make-up by Christina White
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Continue your summer fitness routine with this upper body work-out. To see these exercises in motion, check out the video tutorial. 1. Push-ups
Lie on the floor, with your hands level with your shoulders, slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Keep your elbows tucked at fortyfive degrees to your body. Face the floor so your neck is straight with your back. Engage your abs and glutes (butt) to properly support your lower back. As you push up with your arms your body should be a straight line from your shoulders to your ankles. Exhale as you go up. Lower yourself back down in a controlled fashion. Inhale as you go down.
2. Tricep Dips
Position your hands shoulder width apart on a secured bench or stable chair. Move your booty in front of the bench with your legs bent and feet placed about hip width apart on the floor. Straighten out your arms and keep a little bend in your elbows in order to always keep tension on triceps and off your elbow joints. Now slowly bend at your elbows and lower your upper body down towards the floor until your
Condition arms are at about a 90 degree angle. Be sure to keep your back close to the bench. Once you reach the bottom of the movement, slowly press off with your hands, and push yourself straight back up to the starting position.
3. Plank to push
Lie on the floor with your elbows on the ground. Start with your left side and move your left elbow to your hand and the same on the right until you are holding yourself in the push-up position. Remember to alternate your arms. You go elbow, elbow, hand, hand. Remembering to keep your back straight.
4. Pull ups
Stand below pull-up bar and grasp it with wide overhand grip. Hang on bar. Bend your knees and cross your lower legs. Pull your body up until your upper chest reaches the bar. Look up and keep your chest up, leading toward the bar. Return with same speed. Keep the arms slightly bent at the bottom of the motion to maintain the muscular activity. Simultaneously let your your shoulders be pulled up by the bodyweight. Palms facing away from you. If you want to work your arms more, having your palms facing you involves fewer back muscles and more arm flexors.
Zeitgeist Designs by Megan St. Germain
Unwind with Emily Hampton
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by Mikah Wright
Located in Ames’ Somerset disctrict, Emily Hampton provides a unique yoga environment for beginners and experienced students. Ten years ago, Emily Hampton, instructor and owner of Ignite Yoga, began taking yoga classes for the first time. Hampton decided to try yoga classes as a way to alleviate some of the discomfort she was experiencing as a result of training for a half marathon. She was hooked instantly. “I felt a connection to the universe, something that I was not expecting,� Hampton explained. She went on to try out local studios at the various vacation spots she would travel to. In Pacific Grove, California, Hampton discovered hot yoga. Hot yoga is yoga exercises performed in hot and humid conditions. The temperature in a hot yoga room is usually maintained around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. These high temperatures allow a person to increase his or her flexibility while exercising and to burn more calories. It is one of the fastest growing styles of yoga in the world.
Unwind “I was able to get deeper into my poses and I had to work much harder to focus on breathing, while feeling like I was burning more calories,” Hampton said. “I loved it!” Knowing that she couldn’t just return to regular yoga, Hampton decided to become a certified yoga instructor. She underwent an eight month, 200 hour teacher certification with the ultimate goal of opening her own studio one day. “Teacher training was one of the most physically difficult things I had ever done, but I knew it would help me become a better practitioner and hopefully be able to share my love of yoga with others,” Hampton commented. In 2011, Hampton’s dream of owning her own studio came true. Ignite Yoga opened in Ames, Iowa, offering a suite of yoga classes including heated hatha yoga classes, hybrid pilates/yoga classes, and regular pilates classes. Eight instructors are available at Ignite, teaching anywhere from two to six classes every week. Ignite currently offers twenty-one classes, but will be adding more potentially in the fall. Most classes have between ten and twenty participants, with the most being twenty-five per class.
Unwind Hampton believes that hot yoga has many benefits. “Your muscles are far more relaxed and therefore you are able to get a better stretch, also allowing you to get deeper into your poses,” Hampton explained. “It also gets rid of toxins through the skin, helps you to get deeper into your mind body connection by learning to breathe through the heat to relax the mind, more caloric burn and more cardio workout as heart rate increases.” Hampton encourages everyone to come to Ignite Yoga and try it out for themselves!
A One-On-One With Emily 4D: Are there any risks to doing hot yoga? EH: “As with any exercise, there are risks associated with them. I encourage and require all practitioners to consult their doctor before coming to a class.”
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4D: If I was a beginner who had never practiced yoga before, what class would you recommend starting in and why? EH: “I would advise you to come to any class we offer with these suggestions: drink plenty of water during the day before you come to class, let the instructor know that you are new to yoga so that he/she can monitor your asana more closely to help with any modifications you may need as you begin, that you come to class with an open mind, willing to work hard and with competition completely thrown out the window before you enter the practice room. You need to understand that yoga is a journey, and as with anything you try that is new, it takes time to understand what you’re doing. After three to four classes, you will feel much more comfortable in the yoga class, and will be on your way to creating a healthy, flexible, supple, strong body.”
Unwind 4D: Since you are located in Ames, Iowa, do many Iowa State University athletes go to your hot yoga classes? EH: “We have many ISU athletes attending classes at Ignite. We have regular private classes for the ISU men and women's basketball teams, and we have worked privately with the ISU wrestlers. Soccer, volleyball, and football players all come regularly to Ignite yoga. Yoga adds a benefit to their training program that is not met with just strength and conditioning alone. Once they attend a class, they notice that with the heat, their stretching is deeper and more focused. I had one women's basketball player tell me that her vertical has increased enough to be able to grab the rim. Yoga also helps to create balance in your body. We work on noticing the differences in strength and flexibility from right side to left side of the body. Working to make both sides equally stable, therefore helping to eliminating injuries and make the athlete stronger. Being present in your body helps you to focus on things that you might not notice in a regular workout.�
Unwind 4D: Do you think yoga is more beneficial than other types of exercise? EH: “I absolutely do not believe yoga is more beneficial than other types of exercise. I always say, do what works for you. If that is running, kickboxing, football, walking or biking then just add yoga into the mix of your cardio and strength training regimen to make your body healthy. Of course, none of it is good if you aren't eating correctly either.�
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For more information, check out Ignite’s official website here. Like Ignite Yoga on Facebook! Want to see more? Watch our video interview with Emily!
Credits Hair & Make-Up: Christina White
Hair & Make-up Assistant: Amanda McBirnie Photography: Kate Bell
Photo & Layout Editing: Sam Silver Kate Bell
Thrift Styling:
Kelsey Pedersen Sam Silver
Fashion Illustration: Melissa Dillon
Credits Production Assistants: Anna Moody Amy Whitman Kelsey Pedersen Fashion Designs: Megan St. Germain Ignite Yoga:
Emily Hampton
Models: Sam Mulholland Scot Stodola Ahmed Almonsouri Lauryn Stromberg
Mia Pierson Mackenzie Nading Kyle Jones Shannon Boyle
Special thanks to ISU’s Leid Recreation Center