This week I did a Vinyasa
flow class. It’s probably the most popular class at my gym back home. It’s most
similar to Ashtanga because it is very sequenced, and focused on breathing. We
started out with sun salutations they called their Vinyasa. It was a sequence
of planks, chaturanga, and upward facing dog. The instructor kind of set the pace, but then
let us preform it on our own. After the salutations we moved into more complex
sequences that the instructor took us through. She kept reiterating breathing
and being efficient. The whole class seemed like a commercialized ashtanga, but
I think I liked it just as much as our in class practices. It was challenging
but laid back at the same time. The tempo was easy to keep up with, and the
poses had beginner poses if you couldn’t do the real one.
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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