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Anyone wanna yoga??
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Ok triangle pose is the second yoga move I ever learned. I fall over, a LOT, trying to do it, moreso when the arm is on the inside of the leg. I learned the sun salutation in a dance class once when I was about 12, but I don't remember anything about it except it was my favorite part of the dance class (the rest was a cheesy routine to Footloose *grumble*)
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If you asked me to name one fitness class I despise, it's Zumba. I'm so awkward and sweaty and uncoordinated and just… no. I have never tried Jazzercise but I would probably hate it. But you love it and that's awesome! To each their own!
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And this is my favorite thing to do:
http://codyapp.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/three_new_yoga_poses.jpg
I am working toward a king pigeon and a crow….
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It's a shame you can't Skype, Dwiizie, I'd love to do some one-on-one yoga with you. 🙂 Triangle does take practice, most students start out holding on to their ankles rather than hand on the floor. If you're struggling with Triangle, keep your gaze down to the floor or straight out in front of you at first instead of twisting all the way around and looking up at your hand. And keep a tiny bit of a bend in your knees.
I am dumbfounded by people who enjoy Zumba. Happy for them, of course, it's great they found something they love, but I just don't get it. I have come to the conclusion that I am just not a high-energy person. I get sweaty just watching commercials for P-90X, haha. I tried Zumba on and off soooo many times, and I really did try to have fun, but it just didn't click with me. Always seemed kinda cheesy and corny somehow, like those super-chipper happy cheerleader types that always leave me wondering, are you really that upbeat, or is it just an act?
Sun salutation is one of the most basic yoga flows. Learning that sequence will help you a lot in taking yoga classes. There are actually two variations of the sequence, which I usually see referred to as A and B or Salutations I and II. (The difference is mostly in which Warrior poses they lead you through, and B/II includes Chair Pose) They're a great foundation for any beginning yogi/yogini.
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D, I've seen that one called Warrior 4 or Pose of the Dancer. It's a fun one and a great pre-pole stretch!
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Yeah, thats when I fall over in triangle, when I look up at my hand. I bought a book and it was in there. I was putting back of palm to inside of front leg and the other hand up and looking at it. Wobble fall hehe. And yes, Zumba is cheesy unless you can make it really hip hoppy or latin. But I LOVE the cheese. Jazzercise is the same way. I wasn't going to say it, but when I first started trying to get healthy and lose weight, I used Richard Simmons Sweatin' to the Oldies HAHA!!!! I have so much fun with the cheesy stuff. I remember when I could barely make it through that video, then one day, it was too easy, it wasn't making me sweat anymore. Jazzercise, the video I have, is FAB for the buns. Its the "Best Yet Live" one. So much fun, good music, and as a person from a ballet/jazz/tap background, the danceness of it appeals to me. No squats, plies haha! Core Rhythms is still the best dancing video workout I have ever found. Something about it tones EVERYTHING near INSTANTLY. Like two weeks after doing the 20 minute video 3 times a week, you can feel it all toning up. Theres a longer workout, an abs one, a legs one, and then just various videos with different routines.
I want to get to the dancer pose only with the arms turned under pulling the foot closer to the head. Like the king pigeon standing up kind of.
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