Good morning! Welcome to Thursday. How are you feeling today? Is the increased workout style too much? Is it enough? Do you want to improve the challenge? We are closing on the second third of the 30-day challenge. Today, instead of our normal cardio/flexibility training; I’d like you to give Yoga a shot.
Whether you pick up a DVD of beginner’s yoga or have an opportunity to attend a yoga class; try to take advantage of it. Yoga provides a very well rounded whole body and mind workout. You will see your heart rate increase, you will feel more agile and you will build muscle strength.
If you’ve never performed Yoga at all, go ahead and repeat Day 17’s workout until you can pick up a Yoga training DVD or tape or attend a Yoga class. I would encourage you to do so for the experience if for no other reason.
Once I tried Yoga, I couldn’t imagine why I hadn’t done it many, many times before! Yoga is a lot more intense than some people realize, but it can also be extremely rewarding while you are doing it.
Here are a few suggestions for good workout DVDs that I have used.
AM & PM Yoga from Gaim These are some of my personal favorites. I’ve used both at both times of day and I can really feel a difference.
Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss The teacher offers great advice and the program is easy to follow. Even some of the harder maneuvers are staged for the inflexible.
Power Yoga: Strength and Flexibility This is a tougher program, but it’s worth it when you get yourself up to this level. Anyone who tells you yoga is not a real workout should give this workout a try.
Power Yoga: Total Body Workout is not for the beginning yoga practitioner. It’s tough and it really sharpens the focus.
If you’re just getting started, I’d go with the A.M. P.M. programming. It gives you more flexibility on when you perform your yoga and is a great introduction to the art.
Here is your fitness thought of the day to complete for your journaling: By increasing my flexibility, I feel like ….