Yoga

When I was 20 I joined Ladies Fitness and the dietitian was a yoga instructor and I took her classes for like 2 months and I loved it. There were only 2-3 students so we got a lot of one on one time and I learned a lot of basics. When I lived in Salt Lake I joined the 24 hour fitness and I took yoga there and it was awesome. I think mostly because the instructor was great and in my opinion the instructor will make or break a group fitness class. In a nutshell, I was young and in shape and flexible so it was fairly easy.

Fast forward and 6 years later, tons of weight gain and post baby. Yoga is killer. I have tried to do it occasionally here and there but it is pretty strenuous on the body. I did prenatal yoga from a DVD but that was pretty easy except in month 8 and 9. I found a couple of yoga podcasts that I downloaded onto my phone and did my first serious session this morning and it felt great. It was a good workout and I was sweating bullets.

Reasons I love yoga. It teaches patience, body awareness, pushing yourself physically and mentally, increases flexibility, relieves stress, increases blood flow, relieves tension especially in the spine, builds my upper body strength, elongates my muscles. I hope I can keep up with it and improve my skills and flexibility.