I went to take a "Gentle Yoga" class today. I didn't want to just sit at home and do nothing, however that Sh'Bam last night was killer.
So! Nice. Gentle. Yoga.
Sounds nice right? Wrong.
Little did I know the Yoga teacher was out and there was a substitute. Except the substitute didn't do yoga; She did BodyFlow . . . It's similar to the Pitaiyo I did on Monday. It combines yoga, tai chi, and pilates. So instead of "blah blah blah gentle postures and stretching blah blah relax to the music blah blah modified for old people and wusses" -- which is basically what the class description said, I got what the trainer called "the easy version of BodyFlow".
It wasn't HARD per say, but it was maybe a bit more then I was looking for on a rest day. I just wanted to stretch and relax, not do the higher intensity movements she was moving to. I was still able to manage it, I felt tighter in the shoulders. I know the woman who did the class also does regular pilates, so I think the BodyFlow mix was biased, lol. I still had a pretty good time, and got in a lot of good stretching, and any other crazy junk she did, I was able to do modified. For example, she wanted us to do "Downward Facing Dog" like, a zillion times. I can't, so I did what the trainer in Pitaiyo had me do, and settled for "Child's play"/"Child's Pose" with outstretched arms. It wasn't hard to modify anything I couldn't do normally. The trainer was good at demonstrating the moves in different skill options.
Anyway, I am proud of myself for going to the gym every day for so long, so if I can do it, you can do it. So to everyone who reads this; I Dare You To Move!
Wow, you are really rocking this gym thing. I mean, to go in for a nice easy class and finding out that it was more but you kept going - that's awesome. But you are going to see the results from it which is awesome. Hope you took some before pics like Nerd Fitness said so you can see the difference.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it wasn't what I was looking for but I didn't want to just up and leave. The music was nice, and different from the Pitaiyo was a 8-10 minute meditation session at the end. Well the trainer read a poem and sank us into a meditation envisioning pure soft snow and relaxation (since it was supposed to snow). That was nice. I think I may do the BodyFlow instead of the Pitaiyo from here out.
DeleteThat's awesome. I am all about meditation. I really think that more people should take the time to do it. Visualization can be a very powerful thing in your life, be it for success, relaxation, whatever. I have used it on and off for many years and always regret it when I stop finding the time for it. Even if it is only 10 minutes or so.
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