exercise_every_day | Yoga Today and Recap of the Week

This morning's yoga was the 70-minute Fat Free Yoga with Ravi Singh and Ana Brett.

This is not one of my favorite dvd's - it actually lives in my "To Give Away" pile - but every now and then I haul it out because of its emphasis on ab and upper body work, as well as breathing and meditation. Ravi Singh is particularly annoying throughout, especially when he's trying to sound like an aerobics class cheerleader, and hearing him talk about toning hips and thighs is just ridiculous. There's one spot where he hilariously misspeaks "public" for "pubic", which just throws me right out of a semi-meditative state into fits of giggles. But every now and then my body says, "No back bends today, please," and that's when I haul this out. And I can say that I've made progress; the first time I did it my abs ached for days afterward and now there are just a few temporary twinges. So that's a good thing.

This past week I achieved all my major goals - 2 long yoga sessions, 2 Dr Who-length elliptical machine sessions, 2 108 pushup workouts - and filled in the gaps with lots of other fun stuff: walking outside, short session yoga, short session ellipping, pilates. I really appreciate the accountability and mutual support and cheerleading here. Thanks, guys!