… or so my teacher said when I was panting from exhaustion doing the cardio part of her body combat class this evening. I kicked her arse in the sit ups, press ups and core strength exercises though…. ha ha, yoga is good for something 🙂 It’s the first cardio class I have done since last summer when she left the gym to go and work at Camp America. She used to teach a fab step class, but I enjoy combat too, and I know her well enough that I would feel guilty not going to her class, so it will keep me motivated to attend. I imagine I will hurt tomorrow, but no need to practice again till Friday (ladies).
My yoga this morning was nice, although it was mega busy again at 6.30, we had 9 people in the finishing room rather that the usual 8, and only an inch between mats – I felt a bit like a battery hen! Generally practice was good, strangely my back felt really open through practice, until back-bends, that is. I was rather disappointed as I was expecting great things! I did do 4 drop backs today though, which is an achievement! I am still a mile off standing up on my own, but it will come eventually, I am sure!
February 4, 2008 at 9:02 pm
By saying yoga is “not good for the heart” did she mean to point out that it’s not cardio exercise? That’s a silly way to say it.
February 4, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Yes, that is what she meant – I think she thought she was being funny!
February 5, 2008 at 12:44 am
I sometimes wonder if I could run a mile now… I think not. Which is a little scary?
Is body combat like kickboxing?
February 5, 2008 at 8:53 am
It’s non-contact martial arts moves choreographed to music! It must have been a reasonably good work out as I am feeling my pecs and stomach muscles today!
February 5, 2008 at 9:41 am
That sounds fun…
Once my test is over I want to make more time to add something different once in awhile!
February 5, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I felt like a total idiot the first time I did it, but it’s good because the punching works the upper body, which most aerobics classes don’t really do.
Last year, 3 months into doing only ashtanga I could run 10k in an hour, I don’t think I could now though.
February 5, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Wow you were speedy.
February 6, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I need a bit of cardio as well as yoga, but that is because I am a bit of an endorphin junkie so I spin 3 to 5 times a week. I get of the bike literally buzzing. As for running, Im brilliant I can run for any bus I want, I occasionally even catch them 🙂