Ever Tried Yoga?

[threebikesmcginty]

I consider myself quite fit, lots of cycling, swimming and a bit of gym work so I thought yoga would be a nice gentle relax. Had a go this morning......bloody hell it's hard work!!!

Anyone else do yoga or given it a go?

 

[Archie_tect]

Yes on my daughter's WiiFit.... it's a lot harder than I thought and very good for balance and flexibility- both of which I lack!

 

[XmisterIS]

Yes, they had to call an ambulance to untie me ...

 

[numbnuts]

Yoga, isn’t it made with sour milk

 

[MichaelM]

It's something I've considered along with Tai Chi. I used to be into lots of things but knee injuries have pretty much reduced the list down to cycling.

What was it you did ? Do you stand in given positions for a certain length of time? I'm going to look it up on youtube now.

 

[solmisation]

I used to go to do Yoga about 15 years ago, but I'm now looking at Pilates for some core strength exercises.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Went for a 3 day Yoga "holiday" in Newquay earlier this year, involving 2 sessions per day.

I was unbelievably inflexible compared to most of the others attending (yrs of cycling!) but got into it, and must admit for several days afterwards felt incredibly "refreshed" and chilled inside (can't think of a better way to describe it).

However, with return to "Real" life, have hardly done any since

 

[badkitty]

I am frequently to be found upside down standing on my head of an evening..and it feels wonderful.

Have been doing Yoga for years, and feel horrible if I miss it for even a couple of days.

And the more cycling I do, the more yoga I do to unwind all the muscles and groinks from being on the bike.

Enjoy.

 

[rich p]

I tried Yogi instead but I couldn't bear it

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I did yoga and meditation for 4-5 years, like Toshiba boy I was amazed at how inflexible I was when I started, I wasn't a huge amount more flexible when I stopped but had improved a lot. The best thing was the inner peace I got from the meditation, I will have to start doing it again sometime.

 

[Chuffy]

I tried it but kept falling over, even when I was sat down.

 

[02GF74]

vanilla and strawbury yoga

 

[scots_lass]

Count me in on the yoga team - have done it for years. Starting a Pilates class next week but not sure how different it will be.

 

[Yellow Fang]

I went to yoga for a while, but the last half an hour was meditation, which bores the arse off me. I tried pilates for a while, but it was a real beginners' course which I found too easy. I also felt rather conspicuous being the only bloke, a bit like blokes doing aerobics. I mean, I was there to perv women but I don't want to be that obvious. I also had some valid reasons for doing it, such as wanting to avoid chronic knee injuries resulting from muscle imbalances, but I thought circuits might do the same thing.

 

[Archie_tect]

It's something I've considered along with Tai Chi....

Good thing about Tai Chi is you don't need milk...