Today when getting ready to go to the gym, the Garbage Disposal was going to yoga and suggested I join her. She has recently done something to a muscle in her leg, couldn't figure out how, and wanted to work out the kink at yoga. Well, as I was sitting in the warrior-pigeon-shove-your-foot-up-your-own-ass position, I couldn't help but think... "gee I can't figure out how you hurt yourself either."
Now, I don't know about you but I don't need to go to an hour and a half long class with tribal music and fake candles to find out that I am not flexible. All I have to do is drop something on the ground. Does anyone else have the gross misconception that yoga is a lot of stretching and relaxation? I did. Turns out it takes a good amount of strength too. Considering I can only squat about twenty pounds, I can't exactly stand on one leg, knee bent, lean forward, hang my arms down, stretch my other leg backwards to be parallel to the floor. I also don't need yoga to tell me I'm out of shape. All I have to do is look at a treadmill.
So what do you think about yoga and/or other trendy exercise classes?
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I think yoga and the mind-body connection thing that yoga fosters is awesome. I'm in awe of people who are able to pull off some of those poses with, what looks to me like, relative ease. You should see my friend Jen (of My Life With Dogs) throw down some mean yoga moves. Girl's got skillz, and some mad buff arms to boot.
Now, as for me actually participating in yoga? Not so much. I'm about as flexible as a 2x4. I do have a pilates DVD set that I have used a few times and it's so much harder than they make it look but I can definitely tell a difference the next day!
Thank you, I needed a good laugh.
you make my heart smile :)
Well at least we know that if she ever wants to leave her current career pursuit, she can always get a job naming yoga positions . . . hee hee
of course no one would be able to keep a straight face once they heard the name . . . .
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