Yeah, in all soberness and seriousness, I wanna know why yoga is good too. I'm somewhat interested and I wanna hear it straight from you guys!
How expensive is it?
Yeah, in all soberness and seriousness, I wanna know why yoga is good too. I'm somewhat interested and I wanna hear it straight from you guys!
How expensive is it?
I met a British girl in China, who's now a good friend of mine, that does yoga. She taught me some very basic stuff and I've done those casually a couple of times, but that's about it.
The next time I see her I'll make her teach me some more because I actually really want to get into it.
Originally Posted by Delilah
Where I go, it's $15 per class ($3 of that is to rent a yoga mat cuz I don't have one). At the studio I go to you can pay $20 though and get a whole week of classes.
There are a million reasons to do yoga! It improves your balance, flexibility, circulation, builds and tones muscles (I've been working on my core), wakes you up in the morning, and makes you just feel good in general. After a 45 minute flow I feel all bouncy and happy~~ It's great in the morning before I go to school.
edit: And it's just fun exercise. I can never do weight training because I get bored after like 10 minutes of reps. Yoga keeps my attention because you have to focus on holding the poses, and you're always changing what you're doing!
Is it true that it works you pretty good? I hear that from people, and I was never sure if I should believe or not.
Oh my god!! Yes! When I'm doing yoga on my own, I keep at a relatively slow pace so I don't work up TOO much of a sweat - but after an hour or so of poses, I can feel my muscles and I am a bit sweaty.
When you do it in a class setting, though, my GOD! I remember the first class I went to (this was only about a month or so ago), and half way through I was DRIPPING with sweat. I was breathing heavy and my muscles felt like someone was stretching them in opposite directions. I've been told that Ashtanga is better for actual toning of muscles and working out, but I've never really done Hatha or whatever the other school is called so I don't know for sure.
The "chair" pose in particular makes me want to die.
I think I might try it then, when I'm back in the states and have a job that can actually pay for it. It seems pretty nice, and I do need help relaxing. I just was always put off by it because I don't like the kind of people who use yoga as a means to just spend money, like $100 yoga pants and a $500 mat and all that jazz.
I can't imagine that you wouldn't love it, Rye. And it's worth going to the classes. Since I took it for PE in college I've been doing just videos or by myself at home and it's still awesome, but less so.
I really want my freaking ankle to heal so I can start again. I had just started again after a long time of not doing yoga when I sprained it.
Yes, I agree. I do it at home (just some sun salutations and various stretches and twists), and to videos, but it's just not the same as the class setting.
I'd definitely go to classes, I have a really weird inability to do work out tapes. I tried it once and I felt so self-conscious, even in my house alone. xD
I'm the opposite! I feel mega self-concious in classes but work out tapes I'm like YEAH LET'S GO COME ON RAWR
And once you take a few classes you'll know some routines to do at home. Like it's nice to do five sun salutations when you wake up in the morning.
I like to touch my toes every morning when I wake up 8) it usually pops my back really well
My friend and I did a yoga tape once at my house. I didn't get a whole lot out of it, but I understand feeling self-conscious in your own house.
RYE, YOU SHOULD TOTALLY LEARN IT, YOU AND ME!!!
One on one lessons!?
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