Sunday, July 10, 2005
Yoga for Beginners take 1
Who: Radagast and SO
Exercise type: Yoga Journal's Yoga for Beginners video
Portions of tape: warmup, standing poses, forward bends, seated poses, inverted poses, deep relaxation (entire tape)
Duration: ~2 hours (tape was 1 hour)
Notes: Our first ever attempt at yoga. The beginning of the tape was a bit odd (Patricia Walden performed a "look at what I can do" session for ~5 minutes, after 10 minutes of dire warnings contrasted with glowing praise of the benefits of yoga), but the rest of the tape was excellent. The poses were well explained, variants for the less-bendable were regularly included, and the workout was a nice mix of muscle-working and relaxing. Who knew standing in one place could take so much effort?
We both found the proud warrior and downward-facing dog poses to be kinda fun, and Radagast enjoyed the guided relaxation at the end (Radagast's SO's snickering at Ms. Walden's "feel your brain" comment excluded). During the video we spent a lot of time arranging our furniture and equipment so we could do the poses.
As a side note, the video's box claims that it is "set in majestic Death Valley National Park!" It is not. In the 5-minute "look at what I can do" part, Ms. Walden is indeed in Death Valley; in the rest of the tape she is in a purple-blue void.
Soreness report: Radagast and SO both have sore lower back, sides, and shoulders; Radagast's arms are also sore.
Exercise type: Yoga Journal's Yoga for Beginners video
Portions of tape: warmup, standing poses, forward bends, seated poses, inverted poses, deep relaxation (entire tape)
Duration: ~2 hours (tape was 1 hour)
Notes: Our first ever attempt at yoga. The beginning of the tape was a bit odd (Patricia Walden performed a "look at what I can do" session for ~5 minutes, after 10 minutes of dire warnings contrasted with glowing praise of the benefits of yoga), but the rest of the tape was excellent. The poses were well explained, variants for the less-bendable were regularly included, and the workout was a nice mix of muscle-working and relaxing. Who knew standing in one place could take so much effort?
We both found the proud warrior and downward-facing dog poses to be kinda fun, and Radagast enjoyed the guided relaxation at the end (Radagast's SO's snickering at Ms. Walden's "feel your brain" comment excluded). During the video we spent a lot of time arranging our furniture and equipment so we could do the poses.
As a side note, the video's box claims that it is "set in majestic Death Valley National Park!" It is not. In the 5-minute "look at what I can do" part, Ms. Walden is indeed in Death Valley; in the rest of the tape she is in a purple-blue void.
Soreness report: Radagast and SO both have sore lower back, sides, and shoulders; Radagast's arms are also sore.
