Actually yoga can be really good stuff for flexibility and strengthening muscle groups that are hard to do in more traditional workouts. Even the Army has brought in a few yoga stretches, like 2 mind you, but if the Army can recognize that it is worth something then you'd have to be blind no to.
I felt like I was using some one else's body. It made me realize I need to have a better relationship with how I move or more with the fact that I don't use my body very much.
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anonymous
September 19 2007, 06:01:04 UTC
hey there - i did the bikram thing a few times, and also tried hatha (mainly stretching kind). bikram felt cleansing, but the things i didn't like: 1. it didn't get my heart rate up. 90 min of exercise, but no massive burning of calories that running does. 2. it's 90 freakin minutes! i can run for 30 min, or swim for 40, and get in a decent workout. 3. the routine was exactly the same every time. 4. did i mention 90 minutes???! i dragged your brother along once (my hubby). we both agreed that, while it felt cleansing, it wasn't for us. i'd think that you'd be short on time, being a medical student, so i'd stick with the efficient forms of exercise. if you're looking to specifically de-stress, you might try meditating daily. drinking helps. so does eating too many white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies, as i have this evening. (luckily, as the hubby isn't here to eat them, i gave most of them away to the neighbors on sunday.) hugs, asil
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Bwahahaha! Erm...um...sorry.
Actually yoga can be really good stuff for flexibility and strengthening muscle groups that are hard to do in more traditional workouts. Even the Army has brought in a few yoga stretches, like 2 mind you, but if the Army can recognize that it is worth something then you'd have to be blind no to.
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yeah they talk up yoga all over med school, too. let's see how 5 weeks of it revolutionizes my life. ready, set, go!
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i did the bikram thing a few times, and also tried hatha (mainly stretching kind). bikram felt cleansing, but the things i didn't like:
1. it didn't get my heart rate up. 90 min of exercise, but no massive burning of calories that running does.
2. it's 90 freakin minutes! i can run for 30 min, or swim for 40, and get in a decent workout.
3. the routine was exactly the same every time.
4. did i mention 90 minutes???!
i dragged your brother along once (my hubby). we both agreed that, while it felt cleansing, it wasn't for us.
i'd think that you'd be short on time, being a medical student, so i'd stick with the efficient forms of exercise. if you're looking to specifically de-stress, you might try meditating daily.
drinking helps. so does eating too many white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies, as i have this evening. (luckily, as the hubby isn't here to eat them, i gave most of them away to the neighbors on sunday.)
hugs,
asil
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