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Re-starting Yoga
Jun. 11th, 2015 03:05 pm My wife has had a cold, which turned into a chest infection, over the past couple of weeks. Since I've been doing a fair bit of my running with her recently, this has affected my training.
Basically, I did no running the weekend before last. Then, in the week I went during my lunchtime on Monday and Wednesday. Following that there were no runs at the weekend just gone. Also, my feet were feeling a bit sore. No blisters or anything, just feeling a bit bruised (no actual bruises visible).
So, I've had a few days off - even wearing my sandals when walking the dog. I did run barefoot during my lunch hour on Monday (8th June). But other than that I have been really taking it easy.
Alongside all this, I think I may have been coming down with the cold. Had a sore throat the night before last, and it's still a bit tickly today.
I've also been getting a bit fed up with my strength-training routine. It's rather punishing as every session calls for 3x20 squats at 55kg. I find this hard to do. I always manage it, but it's quite daunting.
Also I've been feeling a bit disappointed with my lack of flexibility and balance and generally it was inevitable that I would come around to doing Yoga again.
The thing is, I like to do Ashtanga Yoga. So, once you decide to do that, you have to dedicate yourself to practising six days a week. So, I think I am going to suspend my weight-training and some of my other work-outs while I get back into my Yoga practice.
I suppose it doesn't help that I am not feeling very well.
Anyway, I bought Kino MacGregor's book and DVD on the Primary Series and I have done some Yoga each day this week. I am already feeling the benefits (no back pain at all after full day at work).
I am guessing that I will feel some resistance when, in a week or two, I freak out because I have not been lifting weights. By then, hopefully, I will be back into the Yoga enough not to care. And maybe my feet will feel nice so I can run barefoot.
I do sort-of wish I could still go to the Ashtanga Class where I used to learn Yoga (it was at St. George's Church Hall in Altrincham with a great teacher called Vicki Shields). That was actually quite a bad time in my life, just before I had my last big meltdown before being diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. The Yoga class was good, but it didn't save me from myself then. It's a long drive from where I live and so, no, I won't be going back.
Basically, I did no running the weekend before last. Then, in the week I went during my lunchtime on Monday and Wednesday. Following that there were no runs at the weekend just gone. Also, my feet were feeling a bit sore. No blisters or anything, just feeling a bit bruised (no actual bruises visible).
So, I've had a few days off - even wearing my sandals when walking the dog. I did run barefoot during my lunch hour on Monday (8th June). But other than that I have been really taking it easy.
Alongside all this, I think I may have been coming down with the cold. Had a sore throat the night before last, and it's still a bit tickly today.
I've also been getting a bit fed up with my strength-training routine. It's rather punishing as every session calls for 3x20 squats at 55kg. I find this hard to do. I always manage it, but it's quite daunting.
Also I've been feeling a bit disappointed with my lack of flexibility and balance and generally it was inevitable that I would come around to doing Yoga again.
The thing is, I like to do Ashtanga Yoga. So, once you decide to do that, you have to dedicate yourself to practising six days a week. So, I think I am going to suspend my weight-training and some of my other work-outs while I get back into my Yoga practice.
I suppose it doesn't help that I am not feeling very well.
Anyway, I bought Kino MacGregor's book and DVD on the Primary Series and I have done some Yoga each day this week. I am already feeling the benefits (no back pain at all after full day at work).
I am guessing that I will feel some resistance when, in a week or two, I freak out because I have not been lifting weights. By then, hopefully, I will be back into the Yoga enough not to care. And maybe my feet will feel nice so I can run barefoot.
I do sort-of wish I could still go to the Ashtanga Class where I used to learn Yoga (it was at St. George's Church Hall in Altrincham with a great teacher called Vicki Shields). That was actually quite a bad time in my life, just before I had my last big meltdown before being diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. The Yoga class was good, but it didn't save me from myself then. It's a long drive from where I live and so, no, I won't be going back.
