All those years of semi-regular yoga practice actually helped. Sun Salutation, Chair Pose, Warriors 1, 2, and 3, Half Moon... okay, I'm still working on Warrior 3 and Half Moon. Those one-legged balance poses kill my hips. But then I love the pain of Runner's Lunge and Pigeon.
Over the past few years I've been working on Crane -- another balance pose in which you put your knees on the outsides of your triceps and balance on your hands with your feet off the floor. I can do it for maybe 2 seconds at a time. It's an adrenaline rush to get those seconds.
One of my favorite exercises, even though it is super hard, is a Warrior 1 flow sequence in which you do 1, 2, and 3 Warrior 1 poses on each side with a vinyasa (Cobra, Up Dog, Down Dog) in between. So, you do 1 Warrior 1 pose one each side, then a vinyasa, then 2 Warrior 1 poses on each side, then a vinyasa, then 3 Warrior 1 poses on each side, then a vinyasa. OH MY GOSH. That's pretty much when my heart rate peaked.
Perhaps the best part about the workout are the Warrior 2 Lunges, in which you stay in the Warrior 2 position while you lower your front hand to the ground and lower your body... 5 times on each side. SO HARD. But, amazing.
Then, the shortest Shavansana on record, and Tony Horton talks practically the whole time. BUT, I sat up, had my one "om" and opened my eyes to this cute face.
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Namaste, Falkor, Namaste. |
Calories Burned = 455
Average Heart Rate = 109
Peak Heart Rate = 157
