Ah... Yoga Feels Good

Today I did ChaLean Extreme and felt awesome. I lifted really heavy and felt extremely energized, but later I realized I was a bit tight in my inner left thigh and figured it was my lack of a good long yoga practice that was the cause. These past two weeks or so I've only been doing 10-20 minute long yoga practices when I normally do one hour or longer practices. Luckily, Secured Transactions was cancelled today, so I took an early train home and did Rodney Yee's Yoga Burn. That's an hour long workout, and I really felt the benefits of it. I normally dislike the Wide Angle Forward Bend, but I knew it would be great today. I was popping all over the place, that pose never felt so good, and now I feel really refreshed. I absolutely love Cobbler's Pose, so I did a few extra of those after the DVD ended, and now my inner thigh isn't tight anymore. I also practiced my Bird of Paradise after the DVD ended, and I can get my legs straighter and higher now.

I can also see the ChaLean paying off. While moving into Prayer Pose I could see good definition in my shin muscle, and even the muscles around my knees look stronger. Since my arms are stronger now, I was able to make the workout more challenging by substituting Bridge Pose for the Wheel (aka Upward Bow), and I was able to hold the Wheel stronger and longer than I was able to before. The hour flew past, and I wish I didn't have homework to do, because I would definitely through in Rodney Yee's Strength Building Yoga or stream his early version of Power Yoga off of YouTube.