Day 4 - Yoga

This was by far the hardest workout for me. I think it was a combination of not being flexible and not enjoying the uncomfortable positions throughout the workout. I definitely think that Yoga will benefit my coordination, flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, etc. The whole humming thing at the end was silly, so I'll skip that part from here on out, but the rest of the workout will help out a ton. I'm not so convinced on the ideology of the spirit being at peace during this workout. I can't help but think that anybody doing those exercises is thinking like me. There was not a single second of the 7,920 seconds involved in Yoga where I wasn't thinking I wanted to stop, quit, and just give up. While it may not be as intense as the other workouts, there is no relaxation period that I experienced during Yoga. I guess...at some point it will be easier and then perhaps I'll be able to focus on my mind and spirit being relaxed. Until then I'll scratch, bite and claw to finish each uncomfortable position and continue to hate every minute of it. I did feel good after though, not relaxed, but...flexible and lose.

I probably lost a pound or two in sweat as well. I can't believe how much one sweats in that workout, it's pretty impressive to say the least. I am looking forward to doing it next week to see if I can improve in any of the areas. One problem I have is that the TV is mounted about 7 feet off the ground and I have a hard time seeing what each position/move entails or looks like. Unfortunately I'll have to listen to Tony Horton the whole time and use his cues to change exercises. By the end of the video I could pretty well do everything without having to look up, instead just listening to Tony's cues.

I went to the gym today after work. I ran on the treadmill for 30 minutes at an 8.5 min/mile pace. I got a good sweat going and am hopeful to run 6 miles on Saturday. Christine is running a half marathon in Gold Hill, so I should be able to find the courage to run half of that at the very least. It will be about finding time between watching Christine cross the finish line, helping on Greyson's eagle project, finishing a bunch of honey do's and going out at night. Maybe we'll play ball at 9:30 too, no one has mentioned it yet at morning ball, but I assume most everyone will be interested.