I've giving yoga a try a few times over the past five years.
Most often from the comfort of my own living room watching this amazing local yoga program. Sadly when I moved to Ottawa I lost that show. Jay & I tried a few hot yoga classes and they were ok, but I'm a little too cheap to commit to enough yoga classes to have any benefit.
We've been trying to eat better and exercise daily. Our nightly routine consists of at least an hour long walk, rain or shine at a brisk pace.
I wanted a little more, and unlike Jay I'm really not open to sports (years of getting balls kicked in my face or gut have scarred me for life). Re-enter yoga.
Where is this going?
Well, I was just about to get to my point.
I found this beautiful yoga program on YouTube. Adriene, the instructor, is fun and doesn't make me feel judged or like I'm a complete fool for even trying (possibly because I'm watching her on my computer). But seriously, having loved a yoga TV show previously, these videos live up to my high expectations.
I find yoga helps me find some peace and calm down, especially after a particularly busy day. I am easily wound up and stressed out so yoga definitely helps me relax. I also sometimes get a feeling that my body just needs a little stretch.
Most often from the comfort of my own living room watching this amazing local yoga program. Sadly when I moved to Ottawa I lost that show. Jay & I tried a few hot yoga classes and they were ok, but I'm a little too cheap to commit to enough yoga classes to have any benefit.
We've been trying to eat better and exercise daily. Our nightly routine consists of at least an hour long walk, rain or shine at a brisk pace.
I wanted a little more, and unlike Jay I'm really not open to sports (years of getting balls kicked in my face or gut have scarred me for life). Re-enter yoga.
Where is this going?
Well, I was just about to get to my point.
I found this beautiful yoga program on YouTube. Adriene, the instructor, is fun and doesn't make me feel judged or like I'm a complete fool for even trying (possibly because I'm watching her on my computer). But seriously, having loved a yoga TV show previously, these videos live up to my high expectations.
I find yoga helps me find some peace and calm down, especially after a particularly busy day. I am easily wound up and stressed out so yoga definitely helps me relax. I also sometimes get a feeling that my body just needs a little stretch.
If you have been looking for a way to incorporate some yoga into your daily routine I highly recommend these videos. She is just delightful!
Watching a video on YouTube is also the most flexible source of exercise inspiration, I can literally do it anytime of day and no supplies are needed! It is wonderful because I am easily discouraged.
Have you ever worked out to an internet video? What's your favourite? How do you balance your life schedule and fit in exercise?
Keep Smiling :)
Thank you for this! I did some yoga while at university (what I could afford time and money-wise) and am now back at home without many options. This will be perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip. I do meditation with youtube videos with the children (it's a special children's meditation channel). We've been looking for some yoga videos (I feel myself getting stiffer and stiffer as the years march on and on!)....thanks for the link!!! [We'll do one tonight]. As for fitting it all in. I made a decision, a commitment to myself, about six months ago, that my body and mind need to be looked after because everything else relies on them, so exercise (physical and spiritual/emotional) is a priority. 30 min meditation for me in the mornings and evenings. 40 minute run/walk each day. 15 minutes of meditation with the littles every evening. [I kind of have to be obsessive about things until they become routine and then once they're routine, it's not possible to slack!]
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