I Got My But Kicked.......by Yoga!

[kijohns3 106]

I went to my first exercise class yesterday and chose yoga. I have been exercising for almost 2 months on the treadmill and with weights. However, today after that yoga class yesterday morning, I am sooooo sore. My back, arms, shoulders, arm, and even lower abs are really sore! The weights have nothing on this! I will definitely be going again! Though probably not today.....

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

Isn't its astounding how something that looks so simple can find muscles you didn't know you even had?

[Mom_24 72]

I went to my first exercise class yesterday and chose yoga. I have been exercising for almost 2 months on the treadmill and with weights. However, today after that yoga class yesterday morning, I am sooooo sore. My back, arms, shoulders, arm, and even lower abs are really sore! The weights have nothing on this! I will definitely be going again! Though probably not today.....

Yoga is my favorite. It is so easy to modify for different body styles and types, and I always feel energized afterward. The key is to know your limitations with regard to stretching, and little by little you will become more flexible and stronger, but yes soreness is normal when starting out, or in my case returning. I agree that it is a great strengthening choice, and it is an amazing CARDIO workout too, but many people don't realize that, because it SEEMS so slow, and because it is gentle on the body. I tried Pilates and literally could not do any of the poses, because my core wasn't strong enough, but yoga is, as I said, modifiable. Keep up the good work!

[kijohns3 106]

My husband said that is is for girls. I dared him to try it. I don't think he would last 10 minutes.

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

My husband said that is is for girls. I dared him to try it. I don't think he would last 10 minutes.

Ask him if he'd say that to Matt Hughes from the UFC. He does yoga & Pilates. He swears by them.

[IsB 209]

I've been doing yoga daily for 7 years. It's the best exercise ever created. I also mountain bike, lift weight, run, play football and yoga makes it all a lot easier. I got both my kids and parents into it and I've seen how it's helped them as well. If you have ever had any pain or were sore or felt tight then yoga is for you.

[Erin6573 10]

I used to do the yoga that came with P90x and it was by far the hardest of all the workouts that was in that series. I sweat more doing P90x yoga than I did in Plyometrics when you were jumping all over the place. The gym I go to has Yoga and I have not tried it yet, but think that I will give it a whirl.