This week I tried a class at
lifetime fitness called Surrender and
it kicked my butt. I took it because I was told it would really get deep into
my hips, and lower back to open them up from years of not stretching. The class
left me about as sore as Bikram did. My hips and back are sore but I do feel
like this class would help them if I kept going. I think the pain is from
working on all the tension built up within those muscle groups. The class
itself consisted of more repetition of the same poses that some other classes
and we held the stretch much longer and deeper than I usually do. I feel like
the two classes I’ve done at lifetime are much more commercialized. They do still
use Sanskrit but only on occasion. Usually it’s Americanized (i.e. calling
movements downward dog and stuff). I don’t really mind them not using Sanskrit but
a true yogi might.
This week I tried a class at my gym Lifetime fitness called “Root”. It’s a beginner class that’s super laid back and helps new yogis really learn the typical movements they’ll be doing. This class was way easier than the Bikram I did last week. I wasn’t sore after but I did feel much more knowledgeable about the positions I knew already as well as a few new ones. This class showed me how to do cat cow poses, high lunges, and gate poses properly. I learned to like them so much because they open my hips and back which are constantly tight. I’ve since been doing these poses to start my day and to warm up my body before weight training. There wasn’t too much coaching on breathing or meditating because this class was more about getting reps in and practicing the poses. This was good for me since I’m new to this and it will help me get better and feel more prepared for other classes.
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