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in reply to: My Unique Thirty Day Challenge #20157
You are correct in that I didn’t pause the DVD but used it as a way to keep focused and stay on time. Adding the cross fit activities got easier and easier as the challenge went along and towards the end I started skipping the second set of the Bikram series to continue with an exercise routine I enjoyed and didn’t feel overextended while doing. During the floor series, I found the meditative part more in the Bikram postures rather than the cross fit exercises but on occasion the latter was true. I mixed up the cross fit activities following my favorite P90X routines (mostly focused on my upper body) which I had memorized from having completed that challenge a few years back. Overall, why I think this strategy of mixing up Bikram and Cross Fit works best for me is that the Bikram postures slowed the heart rate down and reminded me to focus on my breath. Not for everyone but I am hooked! Could be the next craze to hit the workout world! I expect royalties LOL!
in reply to: My Flight Across the Country #11210Hi Kristin – Glad you like the post. In regards to my back, all is well (I haven’t seen a chiropractor in years) – knees are a different story however. I had an ACL repair 25 years ago that has been causing a great deal of pain over the years – My Ortho said many years ago that a total knee replacement is in my future…I just tend to believe that doing the yoga has kept those remarks from becoming a reality. It seems like several people I know are already planning their replacement which scares the living hell out of me. So far, I have had a total of 5 knee procedures (3 on R and 2 on L) so the postures sitting on the knees are somewhat difficult – two of the procedures have been done in the last 18 months. Oh the joys of being a former competitive long distance runner.
It is hard to remember back to the first couple classes other than to say that my preconceived notion was that yoga (the word was just generic to me back then) was not a very demanding workout and that I would be wasting my time meditating and humming rather than getting any physical benefit out of the series…that opinion obviously changed after the first class.
Would love to hear some others share their stories here. Jim
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