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The Yoga Experience: week 1

Week 1/14:
            Today was my first experience doing yoga. I’ve had no experience with this exercise type but I’ve always been interested in it. I love weight lifting, but it unfortunately puts a lot of wear and tear on my body. With that being said I felt like yoga would help me increase my mobility and recovery. What I was not expecting was just how hard my class would be and just how stiff and non-flexible I truly am.

            The class I took was called “flow” and it’s a Vinyasa class they offer at my work lifetime fitness. I figured this would be a good class to start with since its one of the most popular styles here in the U.S.. The class seemed very smooth and was much more difficult than expected. It was hard for me to get into many poses and hold them for the length they wanted. Overall I enjoyed it and am excited to try and get better at it.

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  1. Laurie GreeneJanuary 31, 2018 at 3:23 AM

    what did you do in vinyasa flow? can you describe it?

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  2. UnknownFebruary 1, 2018 at 7:02 AM

    Great question! So we basically focused on balancing the body from what I understood. The movements we did all blended together going right from one pose into another. The point is to never repeat yourself to keep things fresh. The big key was balance. Balancing your mind. Balancing your body.

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