There is a 12 week beginner yoga class that just started in my neighbourhood. I jumped at it as soon as I heard about it yesterday! (I missed the first week last week.) This is awesome because:
It's a class that I'm paying for which = commitment;
It's going to last pretty much through most of our challenge;
It's separate from my gym so it breaks up the exercise monotony;
I could really benefit from yoga given my injuries.
I did my first beginner yoga class last night. I had done yoga before, but that was a loooong time ago and before I had lost much weight and before I had my MVA, so basically in an entirely different body. I was intimidated to try it again because of my "ailments" (foot, knee, hip, shoulder, neck), but I know that overall yoga would be good for me and I don't have to do all of the poses exactly right to still benefit. (See how I didn't allow my ailments to excuse me?? Hmmmm???) The class was different from any other "beginner's yoga" I had ever tried because it was, in fact, "beginner" and rather than go through the entire class switching from pose to pose to pose, she taught us how to actually do the poses and took time to talk and explain them which is perfect for a "beginner." It wasn't hard to keep up, because it was slow and you had time to listen and understand what she was saying. Other beginner classes I had taken in the past weren't complicated, but were more "workout" orientated and you're so busy trying not to look dumb that you don't really "get" how to hold your posture properly etc.
It's an hour and a half class which is great because you're not rushed. However, like I said above, the intensity level (at least in the first and only class I've done at this level) is very low, so I won't be counting on it as a "calorie burner" workout. But nonetheless, I'm looking forward to it each week
- It's a class that I'm paying for which = commitment;
- It's going to last pretty much through most of our challenge;
- It's separate from my gym so it breaks up the exercise monotony;
- I could really benefit from yoga given my injuries.
I did my first beginner yoga class last night. I had done yoga before, but that was a loooong time ago and before I had lost much weight and before I had my MVA, so basically in an entirely different body. I was intimidated to try it again because of my "ailments" (foot, knee, hip, shoulder, neck), but I know that overall yoga would be good for me and I don't have to do all of the poses exactly right to still benefit. (See how I didn't allow my ailments to excuse me?? Hmmmm???) The class was different from any other "beginner's yoga" I had ever tried because it was, in fact, "beginner" and rather than go through the entire class switching from pose to pose to pose, she taught us how to actually do the poses and took time to talk and explain them which is perfect for a "beginner." It wasn't hard to keep up, because it was slow and you had time to listen and understand what she was saying. Other beginner classes I had taken in the past weren't complicated, but were more "workout" orientated and you're so busy trying not to look dumb that you don't really "get" how to hold your posture properly etc.It's an hour and a half class which is great because you're not rushed. However, like I said above, the intensity level (at least in the first and only class I've done at this level) is very low, so I won't be counting on it as a "calorie burner" workout. But nonetheless, I'm looking forward to it each week
Yay, I joined a class!