Fitness Classes

The following class is recommended to someone new or anyone who is returning to exercise after a period of illness, injury or inactivity. It is recommended that those unsure as to their health status seek a medical clearance to exercise from their general practitioner.

Yoga at UNSW Lifestyle Centre is provided by “Body and Mind”

Body & Mind Unlimited

Body & Mind yoga combines Iyengar postures with a more fluid, dynamic Hatha Yoga approach.

You are guided to work through stages of exercises at your own pace, developing in your own time. The open class style caters for beginner to intermediate tuition. Relaxation and guided meditation is conducted at the end of each session.

Body & Mind functions as a group of instructors who have developed a casual, open, eclectic style of Yoga for any level of fitness and beginner to intermediate levels of Yoga experience. We workshop together to maintain our philosophy of learning and keeping up with changes and the growing world of Yoga.

Generally there is a mixture of dynamic and holding postures and sequences for developing strength and suppleness, posture and mental focus.

We adhere to the traditional philosophy that Yoga practice remain free of fixed routines, styles or religious dogma - any 'union' is arrived at through the conscious practice of posture, breath and relaxation and assisting the individual or group to adapt the workout to their own needs.

Our casual approach ensures that anyone from absolute beginners to highly experienced can enjoy these classes. Every class provides a total body workout, balancing strength and stretch of muscles groups and all joints range of movement. A perfect compliment to resistance and cardio training, especially assisting injury prevention and intrinsic motivation to exercise. You can drop in to a class anytime as often or seldom as you wish.

The Benefits of Yoga

A common perception about yoga is that it’s just stretching. But yoga is much more than that! Some of the benefits include:

• Improved strength (definition) and body shape
• Increased stamina and energy
• Alleviates back pain and improves posture
• Improvement in the functioning of internal organs
• More efficient use of the breath
• Greater body awareness
• Prevention of injuries
• Stress release
• More vitality
• Better circulation
• Improved will power and concentration
• With regular practice, your body will become more efficient in its movement, thereby using less energy for the same amount of work.

Flexibility work is also very complimentary to weight training or other strength work.