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Crave giveaway: Joby GorillaMobile Yogi and Ori for iPad 2

Did you know the iPad 2 can do yoga? Yep. It can do poses like the spinal twist, plow, downward-facing dog, and feathered peacock--with a little help from Joby's new GorillaMobile Yogi case and stand for iPad 2. Snap the iPad 2 into the reinforced-plastic shell and wrap the limber but sturdy legs around just about anything to use your device hands-free (the aforementioned poses are just a few actually demonstrated in Joby's user manual).

You can bend the black knobby legs around your own leg while sitting in bed, twist them around the back of a car seat for movie viewing, or curl them around your neck for some iPad statement jewelry (though it would be hard to play Angry Birds like that).

We're giving away one Yogi for iPad 2 for this week's Crave giveaway. But the winner will get another new Joby iPad case and stand, the GorillaMobile Ori for iPad 2, as part of the package. The sleek Ori, named after the folding art of origami, can be folded into a number of positions for toting and propping your iPad. It's made from a superlight aluminum/polypropylene composite used in high-performance cars and is aimed at the mobile professional. The Yogi for iPad 2 goes for $39.95 and the Ori for $69.95, so you'll be getting a $110 value. (CNET's Scott Stein really liked the flexibility and design of both cases when he tried them out with a first-generation iPad earlier this year; the newer models have been adjusted to accommodate the addition of a camera to the iPad 2.)

So, how do you score the Joby GorillaMobile Yogi and GorillaMobile Ori for iPad 2 to set you and your iPad up for the beach and the boardroom? Let me enumerate the basic rules. Please read them carefully; there will be a test (and a bikram yoga class).

Health And Fitness » Incredible BOSU Ball Leg Workout

Today we are going to focus on 3 exercises that you can do on the BOSU ball . The BOSU ball challenges your balance and stability while at the same time builds strength in the lower body and can also burn fat . Please make sure that you warm up thoroughly before continuing with these exercises.

We’re going to start off with a simple back squat on the BOSU . Place the BOSU ball down on the ground with the hard plastic base face up. To get on, place one foot on one side and slowly place your other foot on the opposite side, both feet pointing straight ahead. Place your hands by your head (like you would during a sit-up), out in front of you, or anywhere else, really, to preserve your balance.

Ensure that the BOSU ball’s platform is level with the floor as much as possible as you lower into a squat and also make sure to maintain strength in your core . If you want to make the movement more ambitious, you can load a barbell onto your shoulders or add some dumbbells to your hands to add more resistance. Do 8-10 reps if you are looking to increase strength, and do more, maybe 12-15 reps if you want to work on your endurance. A one-legged squat is the next exercise we’re going to look at . Awesome workout to build stability and strength . This time you want to place one foot directly in the middle of the BOSU ball’s flat side, again, facing straight ahead. Lift your other foot off the floor. The key here is to keep your core engaged and your hips level, facing straight ahead. You are going to bend your supporting leg so that you are in a one-legged squat. Reach your back foot down and back to counter-balance your torso which is coming slightly forward. You should be feeling this in the back of the hamstrings and the glutes as you are descending . Do 10-12 on each side.

Now we are going to move on to a more advanced movement known as a lateral one-legged squat . It challenges the gluteus medius muscles, very significant, and very challenging muscles stability-wise. Start with the same set-up as the last exercise, foot in the middle of the BOSU ball.

We’re going to take it out to the side instead of moving the hanging foot back . As you squat, you will almost look like you are sliding into home plate in a baseball game. Make sure that your body faces straight ahead and that your supporting knee points straight ahead, right over the toe.

You will feel your glute muscles working very hard just make sure to keep the movement nice and controlled . This is an amazing athletic workout , not only for developing and shaping your legs and making them strong, but for getting the hip muscles and the glutes nice and strong and healthy to prevent knee pain and other lower body issues.

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