Topic: Afghanistan

Yogi bends over backwards for Afghan peace

When 30 Afghan prison guards took a break from warden duties to try yoga, they lunged sideways in unison to meditate on pursuing a more peaceful existence in Afghanistan.The unusual scene was orchestrated by French yoga enthusiast Amandine Roche, on a personal ...

Can yoga and meditation help bring peace to Afghans?

KABUL (Reuters) - As the Afghan government's Western backers pour in cash, and tens of thousands of foreign soldiers patrol the country, a French human rights activist is trying a new way to break the cycle of violence in Afghanistan: yoga and ...

Nato Gym

I've started, again, with my workouts. Although this time I'm in Kandahar Afghanistan and not in the states. Should be feasable since I walk almost 5 miles a day at work, on top of my workouts.

Looking to a Competition for motivation

I will attend my first Strength and Fitness competition next weekend, as a spectator, in Louisville with hopes that it will inspire me to compete next year. Good news is that I'll be out of Afghanistan for a couple of weeks.
Over the past several years, most of my lifting has been done in military gyms in Iraq and Afghanistan. My nutrition was average and within 3 months I looked the best I ever have and was stronger than I had ever been ...

Not Feeling It Today

I changed my motivation today to a 7. I'm just having one of those days where being in Afghanistan is really depressing. Focus on the fact that I will look even better in 2 months when I get home, and everyone will ...

The beginning...

Ahhh, and so it begins; my journey from a normal woman/mommy to a fitness model. It is the way I want to continue to eat for life, so it's not really a diet to me. I am thankful that I have always ...

A little bit about my goals...

My motivation to try and get in shape is two fold i suppose, i am in the military and deployed overseas in Afghanistan, there isnt much to do here on your days off and my friends have been reminding me that weightlifting ...

Getting close to going home

My time in Afghanistan is winding down, should be headed home soon.. I'll be at my regular gym at home next month....
Army heeds recent vets, finally drops bayonets from basic training to focus on abs, fistfights At 5 a.m.Adapting to battlefield experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Army is revamping its basic training regimen for the first time in three decades by nixing ...
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