I got another yoga dvd from netflix yesterday. Apparently, there is some use of beginners that I am previously unaware of lol. I think it was from Yoga Journal’s dvd series. It wasn’t bad, it was just a lot faster and a lot more up and down than I was prepared for. I got the hang of most of it though my transitions were sloppy because I couldn’t keep up with the pace. It was a good workout though. I really need to work on stregthening my arms. Almost broke a sweat. My energy was a lot different afterwards. I noticed a difference between the calming/harmonious chilled out energy having done the Yin Yoga series from Jennifer Kries a few times (I ordered the DVD, so I can keep doing it, its gonna take awhile for me to remember all the poses and stuff). Its not than the energy was bad from this work out, it was invigorating, but not in a wow I’m in a peaceful ready for bed state, it was more like holy shit I wanna do stuff and get shit done kind of energy. Though I suspect my energy flow is a little off since it is that time o’ the month. I tend to go through energy bursts and lulls.
I’ve been enjoying working in a daily fitness routine into my evenings. It keeps me from slothing about online and watching television whilst mindlessly snacking all night. This week I’ve tried to do about an 50-70 minutes of yoga and some weighted exercises for my arms and upper body. Once I get a good routine down, I’ll through a 10-20 min jaunt on the eliptical back into the mix. I am simply amazed by the fact that I am actually exercising, wanting to exercise and actually doing it on a semi-regular basis. I tend to like these sorts of things to do in my own time at home whereas going to the gym or an aerobic class just never appealed much to me. Though I think if those types of things were done with a group of friends it would be fun.
Tags: fitness, jennifer kries, yin yoga, yoga, yoga journal