And don't forget to breathe!
I really enjoyed my first yoga class. I was a little nervous not knowing what to expect but the instructor was amazing. She put me at ease right away despite the fact that I was the only guy in the class. I was worried that either it would be one of those high intensity things you hear about, or that perhaps they would expect me to bend myself into all kinds of contortionist shapes. Neither fear was realized. It was exactly what I hoped for. A bunch of old ladies laying in a quiet, darkened room, listening to soft music, and following gentle instructions. I was quite amazed by how the time flew by. I will go back!
Prior to my yoga I went to the weight room and got my new weight regime pretty well worked out. I say pretty well because I still have some tweaking to do to the legs portion. Last year my routine worked well for my upper body but not for the bottom half. Most likely I need to increase the weight and do less reps. Roo says it's because they are bigger muscles. I will work it out over the next week or two.
And prior to the weight room I got in the pool for a while where "relax and breathe" decidedly does "not" work. When I keep my face in the water I am quite happy with my stroke, and most importantly with my balance. It is only when I start turning my head up to breathe that it all falls apart. Quite frankly it is a case of "relax and don't breathe". So that's what I'm gonna do. Yup! I'm gonna swim without breathing. I can comfortably swim a length (25 metres) without needing air, and after a bit of a break I can repeat it quite a few times. And it feels so right! My turnover is good, my entry and pull feels strong, and my legs are near the surface where they should be. What I need to work on now is my body roll, but I think with some practice I will get that as well. My idea is to do this every time I swim for the next few weeks in the hope of building muscle memory. If I get everything working right, then hopefully with just a little extra head turn I will be able to breathe. Let's see what happens.
And I feel a lot better this evening than I have all day. I have been mad at the world since I got up this morning with no apparent reason. Or perhaps there is a reason but it's probably not a valid one. When I woke up I was sore from yesterdays run, and I just don't get that. As much as I preach patience I'm not very good at it.....hmmm......relax and don't forget to breathe.
(swim 1000 metres, weights, yoga)
“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.” --- B.K.S.
I really enjoyed my first yoga class. I was a little nervous not knowing what to expect but the instructor was amazing. She put me at ease right away despite the fact that I was the only guy in the class. I was worried that either it would be one of those high intensity things you hear about, or that perhaps they would expect me to bend myself into all kinds of contortionist shapes. Neither fear was realized. It was exactly what I hoped for. A bunch of old ladies laying in a quiet, darkened room, listening to soft music, and following gentle instructions. I was quite amazed by how the time flew by. I will go back!
Prior to my yoga I went to the weight room and got my new weight regime pretty well worked out. I say pretty well because I still have some tweaking to do to the legs portion. Last year my routine worked well for my upper body but not for the bottom half. Most likely I need to increase the weight and do less reps. Roo says it's because they are bigger muscles. I will work it out over the next week or two.
And prior to the weight room I got in the pool for a while where "relax and breathe" decidedly does "not" work. When I keep my face in the water I am quite happy with my stroke, and most importantly with my balance. It is only when I start turning my head up to breathe that it all falls apart. Quite frankly it is a case of "relax and don't breathe". So that's what I'm gonna do. Yup! I'm gonna swim without breathing. I can comfortably swim a length (25 metres) without needing air, and after a bit of a break I can repeat it quite a few times. And it feels so right! My turnover is good, my entry and pull feels strong, and my legs are near the surface where they should be. What I need to work on now is my body roll, but I think with some practice I will get that as well. My idea is to do this every time I swim for the next few weeks in the hope of building muscle memory. If I get everything working right, then hopefully with just a little extra head turn I will be able to breathe. Let's see what happens.
And I feel a lot better this evening than I have all day. I have been mad at the world since I got up this morning with no apparent reason. Or perhaps there is a reason but it's probably not a valid one. When I woke up I was sore from yesterdays run, and I just don't get that. As much as I preach patience I'm not very good at it.....hmmm......relax and don't forget to breathe.
(swim 1000 metres, weights, yoga)
“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.” --- B.K.S.
Iyengar
Love
Peter
I'm finally back on track with your blog!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of your blog's new title. It sounds too much like a brand name to me (that's exactly what I thought it was when I didn't realize this was your new blog, ha).
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed yoga! I dropped it a while ago, but when I was able to do it I really loved it. I hope you keep it up!
Love,
Michael