So last night before dinner, I did Detox. Detox is pretty hard for me.. I have to use the block A LOT. But it feels so good after I'm done.
This morning, hardcore followed by Vitality. I don't remember which one had the neverending series of 1 legged Bridge poses, but my body was having no part of that!
I don't usually do UY in the morning but couldn't do it tonight. Allergies are worse in the morning and all those Breath of Fires had my blowing in and out snot. ;-) Finally had to skip the 3rd one to blow my nose. Bow pose, not a fan. I think the tight quadriceps and shoulders are really what keeps me the most uncomfortable, even though it's supposed to be all about the back.
I've been starving all day so I guess there's something to getting that heartrate up early. Tomorrow I'm supposed to do 5:30 am bootcamp with some friends, and plans all evening, so not sure when I'll squeeze in Yoga.... I will try to squeeze in Mountain Pose at least.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Day.... 12?
Um, yeah. So keeping up with daily reporting is not my thing, apparently. I ended up skipping about a week of the DVD's, although I did go to a couple of studio classes, so decided to start over with Day 1.
Last night was Day 11 - Yin. So here's my recap of what I posted in the UY Facebook group: Super tight hips make Yin pretty painful in some poses. My femur bone actually rotates inward in my left hip socket (so in the straddle pose my whole leg rolls inward, also not comfortable). Tight hamstrings make forward folds more like sitting up with a slight hunch over. Yup, that's pretty much the summation.
A few highlights from my previous 10 days:
1) I hate Strength. Like, with a passion. I'd rather hold pigeon for 10 minutes, and that's saying something. Forearm planks KILL my shoulders and make them cramp up. Because of course, my shoulders are super duper tight. Why would my body make anything easy?
2) Vitality. Everyone says it gives them energy. I'm still waiting. :-) I did, however, like the class and my back muscles were SUPER sore the next day, so I know I was really working some unused muscles.
3) Cardio. Holy smokes. I actually did the whole thing the 2nd time but nearly died on round 9.
4) Cross Training. The most similar to studio classes I take locally. Note to self: buy a cork block. The foamy one sucks.
5) Detox - very twist-y! I can't remember if I liked it but don't remember hating it... I'm due for detox again tonight if I can squeeze it in before bible study. If not, I'll double up on the next Mountain Pose day...
Last night was Day 11 - Yin. So here's my recap of what I posted in the UY Facebook group: Super tight hips make Yin pretty painful in some poses. My femur bone actually rotates inward in my left hip socket (so in the straddle pose my whole leg rolls inward, also not comfortable). Tight hamstrings make forward folds more like sitting up with a slight hunch over. Yup, that's pretty much the summation.
A few highlights from my previous 10 days:
1) I hate Strength. Like, with a passion. I'd rather hold pigeon for 10 minutes, and that's saying something. Forearm planks KILL my shoulders and make them cramp up. Because of course, my shoulders are super duper tight. Why would my body make anything easy?
2) Vitality. Everyone says it gives them energy. I'm still waiting. :-) I did, however, like the class and my back muscles were SUPER sore the next day, so I know I was really working some unused muscles.
3) Cardio. Holy smokes. I actually did the whole thing the 2nd time but nearly died on round 9.
4) Cross Training. The most similar to studio classes I take locally. Note to self: buy a cork block. The foamy one sucks.
5) Detox - very twist-y! I can't remember if I liked it but don't remember hating it... I'm due for detox again tonight if I can squeeze it in before bible study. If not, I'll double up on the next Mountain Pose day...
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