After five days of hotstepping, high mini, and straight up running, plus a lot of walking around, I made today a rest day. Well, rest for me is not focusing on cardio, so I found a Yin Yoga class through an old friend. I am not the biggest fan of yoga mind you. I am a fairly positive person, more hopeful then pessimistic, sometimes even perky and cheerful, but I hate for a my workout zone to be warm and fuzzy. I was joking that I wanted to find "mean yoga" where you channel anger and energy to visualize fighting evil, like a certain ex-President. However, this new place in DC was tolerable.
I chose Yin Yoga because it is all about holding a stretch. After lots of running and bouncing, my muscles get all kinds of tight and well, I am bad about daily stretching. But, in this class, I am guided to hold a hip opener for five minutes. And, that also helps with concentration in general. I felt a lot stronger and relaxed after the class. I'm going to try to go twice a week.
If I can run four times a week, Yin Yoga twice a week, ballet barre twice a week, and walk/bike to and from work ( 60 mins/ 30 mins) each day, then I think I'll be doing okay.
Unlike before, I don't have a clear number goal, per se. I don't care ( well, perhaps a little) about the scale or my clothes size. I just want to keep getting stronger.
Any thoughts?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I love your blog! I’ve included it on a site I’ve created, which is a compilation of some of the best blogs in the city.
ReplyDelete