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[green]

My back is starting to protest my walking. I have uneven hipbones and the walking makes my bursitis and lower back arthritis flare up. :( Going to skip the walking until Sunday or Monday and see how my back feels.

I did two sun salutations this morning, trying to focus mostly on getting the breath thing right, then 40 minutes of a yoga video. I couldn't hold the poses very long, so there were lots of breaks for me while the people in the video held them much longer. New goal is to be able to keep up with the people in yoga videos! I wonder how long it will take me to reach that goal. Hmmm...

I have strength training exercises to do later. Six exercises, two sets each. And I might do more sun salutations and work on holding the poses. I really like it.

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[muck_a_luck]

What video? Yeah, there are days where I'm like, Are we STILL holding that posture? Are you KIDDING ME?! :D

[green]

I tried this one today: http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Health-Headaches-Jenny-Cornero/dp/B000MGBLXW (just the basics part, not the headaches part) because it seemed the simplest that netflix had to offer on streaming.

And yeah, holding them is hard! I was doing a shoulder stand (which I didn't think I could do, but I could!) and my legs started shaking. Not exactly great.

[muck_a_luck]

It's what you could do today. That's the important thing. In yoga you just accept that fact and tomorrow you practice some more. :)

[green]

Thank you for the encouragement. :)

[rydra_wong]

Oh, yeah, the shaking thing. It's kind of a Known Issue with yoga. Sometimes it's because the muscle's tired or you're really straining to hold the pose, but sometimes it seems to just happen for no reason: there are times when I've made a tiny little shift in a pose and suddenly my whole arm or leg starts tremoring wildly. So don't let it stress you out.

Also: SHOULDERSTAND! ROCK ON! \o/

[green]

Yeah, I shake during other strenuous activities too. Mostly my legs. Good to know I'm not the only one.

:D

[just_ann_now]

there are times when I've made a tiny little shift in a pose and suddenly my whole arm or leg starts tremoring wildly.

Omigosh, that happens to me, too! I'm always like, "What am I doing wrong that's causing it?" I feel much better now knowing that it's not just me.

[rydra_wong]

I couldn't hold the poses very long, so there were lots of breaks for me while the people in the video held them much longer.

*nods* When I started out doing yoga with videos, I would have to work my way through the video in 5-minute and 10-minute chunks, so I could take breaks. This is one of the big advantages of videos versus RL classes *g*. But your body will adjust.

[green]

Thank you! Yeah, I figured my body will adjust to it. It'll just take me some time and effort. I can do it! :D

[carolyn_claire]

My daughter (who has EDSIII) has found that walking in the grass hurts her joints a lot less than walking on pavement. Have you looked into orthotics for the unevenness?

[green]

The chiropractor I saw last year seemed to think that they weren't bad enough to need a lift. I will try doing laps around the house on the grass on Sunday, I think. Thank you for the suggestion!

[carolyn_claire]

I hope it does help--I know the issues are different, but they might be similar enough that the reduced impact works better.

Your chiro makes me say hmmmm. If it's hurting you, then it should be bad enough!

[green]

Maybe I'll go back. I stopped seeing him because I was too anxious to go to appointments, but I might be able to swing it now. :)

[just_ann_now]

When my daughter was running cross-country, she always said that running or walking on pavement was much harder, because it didn't have the same give that grass did.