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How To: Start a cult

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How To: Do the adept pose

Done correctly, this meditation pose allows you to sit without thinking about your body for as long as you like—or at least until you start to smell dinner in the air.

How To: Do the wheel pose

Something called the wheel pose may sound too circular for your straight body to recreate, but with a little practice you'll become a much more "well-rounded" individual.

How To: Measure your torso length for pack fitting

Knowing your torso length is crucial to finding the best-fitting backpack for your body type. Don't estimate a pack size using the clothing standbys of tall, medium, and petite: a 6-foot guy can have a shorter torso length than a 5'10" woman. Backpacker's Gear editor Kristin Hostetter explains the correct way to measure your torso length. Learn more important skills with Backpacker's Gear School videos - straight from the pages of the March 2007 Gear Guide.

How To: Paddle a surfboard

Richard Schmidt teaches you the proper technique for paddling on a surfboard. Learn the proper body placement and orientation for your surfboard when paddling out into the surf.

How To: Tackle using advanced techniques

Former football player Steven Boyd discusses advanced tackling techniques. Among these are body position, tackling in the open field, taking on an offensive blocker, and stripping the ball. Tips appear throughout the video in the form of pop-ups.

How To: Serve correctly

Tennis pro Brad Gilbert gives strategies for serving correctly. Strategies are given as to how to serve in the deuce court and ad court. The types of serve shown are the body serve, middle serve, wide serve and slice serve. Howe to serve and volley is also shown. Summaries and tips appear during the video in the form of sidebars and tips respectively. Easy to understand.

How To: Move your partner side to side on the dance floor

Gina Deambrazio and Gino Spizatti demonstrate the cross body lead which allow you to move your partner side to side on the dance floor. This salsa move takes the female partner from one side to the other. The man must stay as still as possible, so that the woman may move around effortlessly.

How To: Move your partner on the dance floor

Gina Deambrazio and Gino Spizatti demonstrate the lady passing under a bridge move which helps move your partner on the dance floor. This is a variation of the salsa move cross body lead. You drop your arm, step to the side, bring her under, and do a basic.

How To: Do the basic Salsa right turn

Gina Deambrazio and Gino Spizatti demonstrate the basic salsa right turn. You have to do a straight turn into a pivot turn to make sure that you stay in line with your partner. You do two basics, a cross body lead, and a forward break through for the guy.

How To: Do the woman half turn

Gina Deambrazio and Gino Spizatti demonstrate how to spin your partner by doing the woman half turn for the salsa dance. The man does the cross body lead while the woman has to make a turn by stepping forward with the left foot. The man can never stop moving his feet because he always has to be thinking about where his female partner is going.

How To: Perform Shiatsu and Thai massage

There's such a variety of massage styles to choose from today. Take Shiatsu and Thai massage. They're based on traditional Asian medicine, and are designed to address aches and pains, but are also aimed at balancing the energy of the body to improve health and well-being.

How To: Stretch at your desk

Part of the mind body & soul series. The stretches shown are for your head, back, chest, arms and shoulders. They take about five minutes and can be done at your desk. As the stretches are being shown, the narrator explains them and explains how they are helpful. Tips and warnings are given as needed.

How To: Get a bigger butt with squats

In this video, we learn how to get a bigger butt with squats. First, place your feet wider than shoulder width apart. Then, point your toes out at a 45 degree angle and look straight ahead. Squat down as deep as you can while carrying a bar. Repeat this again, making sure you are keeping your head up and looking straight ahead. The deeper your squats, the larger your butt will be from the muscle you are building. Continue to do this for several reps, then add in more weights as your body gets...

How To: Do a kettlebell for beginners

In this video, we learn how to do a kettlebell for beginners. The first exercise you can do is a kettlebell front swing. Stand while opening your legs, then pick up your kettlebell and swing it through the middle of the legs. Use a tight movement and use momentum to control your upwards and downwards movements. The next exercise you can do is a single arm front swing. You will do the same movements as in the first exercise, except holding the kettlebell with one hand and having the other plac...

How To: Build chest muscles through chair push-ups

In this tutorial, we learn how to build chest muscles through chair push-ups. To begin, you will need to set up three chairs in a pyramid shape that will fit your body laying down. To begin, place both of your feet on one chair and then push each of your hands laying on a chair. After this, do as many push ups as you can. If you want a more challenging work out, you can wear a backpack that is filled with weights. You can also stay at the bottom for a couple seconds while you are doing the pu...

How To: Calculate your waist-to-hip ratio

In this video, we learn how to calculate your waist to hip ratio using a tape measure. First, measure your waist round your belly button and write down what number it is. Next, measure your hips around the largest part of your butt, and then write down what number you get for this. After this, divide your waist measurement by your hip measurement. A healthy ratio for women is .8 and under and a healthy ration for men is .95 and under. It's important to watch the weight around your waist, beca...

How To: Do tabata training method exercises

Jennifer DiDonato shows us how to do a tabata training method exercise in this tutorial. The tabata method includes: doing an exercise for 20 seconds non-stop, then resting for 10 seconds, then repeat 7 more times, and this will result in 8 total exercises. Make sure you log your progress onto a chart. The first exercise you can do with this method is the alternating jack-knife crunch. First, lay down while keeping one leg straight and bring your upper body up while switching legs into the ai...