Saturday Post and YogaX Review

This morning I got up and did my run. 6.6mph for 30 minutes (so over 3.25miles total). Then, I did a full routine of stretching.

After a couple of hours I was ready to try my YogaX P90X dvd. It was 90 minutes of yoga, and it was definitely extreme. I had done a lot of the poses before, so it was easy for me to follow along. However, the first 40 minutes or so were extremely difficult. I found sweat pouring down my face, which is the first time that's happened in a yoga workout. I do have room to improve, though. There is the option to do a push up in between plank pose and down dog (which was done probably over 20 times total in the routine). I did push ups maybe 3 of the times, and then I stopped doing that. There were a lot of warrior poses, so lots of lower body strength moves. There was this one where you're in a warrior pose and you twist and clasp your hands around the back of your body. It required a lot of hip flexor strength (I think). I could not hold that pose very long at all. It started burning immediately.

After that long series, it went into a series of balance poses - tree pose, dancer, leg extension. Luckily I was in close quarters, so when I was about to topple, I was able to steady myself. Then, there was this one pose - Crane (I think), where you balance only on your hands. It was definitely extreme, and I'll have to work up to it.

Then, after that was a series of abdominal strength poses, which were tough.

After all that, there was some stretching and then relaxation for the last few minutes. Overall, I'd say it was the most intense yoga session I've ever had. I enjoyed it a lot, and I think it will help with overall conditioning, flexibility, and balance. So, definitely an awesome workout.