Tag Archive | Yoga
Spinning & Yoga…
“Everyone can do Ashtanga. Except lazy people.” ~Sharath Jois This weekend’s workouts were the classes I had to teach: spinning and yoga. I was still pretty sore from all the workouts this week so it took me a while to get my legs moving in spinning but the energy in the room was terrific, I […]
Tin woman…
“The yoga mat is a good place to turn when talk therapy and antidepressants aren’t enough.” -Amy Weintraub I went back to Bikram yoga this morning, after a 6 month hiatus. I’ve been doing Ashtanga yoga twice a week so I thought I’d be fine… As soon as we started, everything hurt…my shoulders were hurting […]
Moon Salutation…
I had a request from a student in my yoga class for the Moon Salutation. Thought of as the opposite to the Sun Salutation, I have to admit that I hadn’t done it in a very long time and had to look it up again to remind myself of the sequence. As I read more […]
Laughter Yoga…
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” ~Victor Borge As part of team building at work, we had Laughter Yoga. I had never heard of Laughter Yoga before, but I have heard that laughter can boost the immune system and helps relieve stress. Having done yoga for many years, I was very intrigued to see how laughter […]
Spinning away…
“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.” -Robert Orben After my 10km run on Sunday, I did a yoga class yesterday and I taught spinning and yoga tonight. It’s only my 4th week teaching spinning so the people in my class are still relatively new to spinning. As […]
Slim Effect…
Today’s workout was picked by Cris, my Nike Training Club guru. It’s the last 30 minute workout in the Intermediate Series of Get Lean and it was pretty tough! By the end of it we were counting down by 10 reps, trying to wipe the sweat from our eyes and resorting to swearing! Here were […]
This morning’s run…
I was planning to run on Friday, but then I got home and saw the state of our yard after the rain we had on Thursday. It was turning into a jungle, with Trey thinking the weeds were trees for him to go to the bathroom on, so it was clear that I had to […]
Stubborn quad…
My right quad was not happy after the run yesterday. Even with yoga last night, it was still pretty tight. Unfortunately I’ve got a packed day today so I can’t give it the rest it needs…I’m counting down the days until I see Julia to have her work it out again. At lunch, we went […]
It’s a hill, get over it…
“It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.” -Henry Ward Beecher We woke up early today to go for a run in our favourite rich neighbourhood, Rosedale. My GPS was acting up at first, so I stopped it and re-set it at half a […]
Core synergistics…
“You can’t keep a good man down — or an over affectionate dog.” -Anonymous My soccer game last night went pretty well, my legs felt good, my cardio was up, I even scored 3 goals, which is the most I’ve scored in one game all season. It was the last game of the indoor league […]
Tabata & Yoga…
Since my workout yesterday was so disappointing, I was planning to go for a run today instead of yoga. But my right quad is still very tight, so I thought I’d mix it up a bit and do a bit of Tabata before yoga. For those of you who haven’t heard of Tabata training, it’s […]
Yoga for the tired…
I did an hour of yoga tonight. Not because I don’t think I’m getting enough exercise but because it helps stretch my tired muscles and it helps my sanity! I’m sure I’m going to beat you over the head with the benefits of yoga in my blog but too bad…you need to try it and […]
Bikram yoga…
Bikram Yoga is a series of 26 postures repeated twice during the 90 minute class…in a room set at 40 degrees Celsius (105 degrees Fahrenheit) basically a sauna! You’ll need to bring a yoga mat, large towel to cover the mat, large bottle of water and as little clothing as possible! Be prepared to sweat […]
Let the sweat flow…
It’s cold and rainy outside, my workout schedule says yoga so what better than hot yoga. There are a number of hot yoga classes around, but since I have a 40 class pass at the local Bikram Yoga studio, that’s where I went. I haven’t done it in a while so I was cautious to […]
