Yin and Yang
Mar 04
I don’t know why, but yesterday I was so tired all day. Well, no….not just tired, I was also just super-relaxed. Maybe it had something to do with the short yoga nidra session at the end of Louise Ellis’ Tuesday night yoga class. I don’t know, but I felt really laid back and melancholy all day long. I had plans to get up early yesterday and go to a spinning class. Obviously, that didn’t happen. I also had the option of going to a free pilates class at lunchtime….which didn’t happen either. Instead, I went home and did my own version of a yin and yang practice (i.e. yin yoga + hardcore workout).
Yang Practice = “Turbo Fat Blaster Workout” Okay, so a strength training/cardio workout isn’t necessarily the same as a yang yoga practice. It definitely doesn’t take the place of ashtanga. But, I was sort on time last night, so I had to compromise. I have to say that this workout was pretty hardcore even though it only lasted 18 minutes. I had to take a break during the taping push ups, triceps dips, and knee assisted one arm push ups. You can find the workout on the Bodyrock.tv website here. This is one of Zuzana’s old workouts that doesn’t require the use of an interval timer. Workout details are below (for anyone interested in trying it out):
Picture from http://bodyrock.tv
- Plie Jump Squats – 30 reps: Stand with your feet wide apart, squat down and then jump up. Repeat 30 times.
- Tapping Push Ups – 26 reps: Do a push up and then in the plank position tap the opposite shoulder. Do 26 reps total switching arms.
- Deep Walking Lunges – 30 reps: I didn’t have enough room to walk back and forth so I just did stationary lunges.
- V-Ups – 25 reps
- Get Ups and High Knees – 30 reps
- Let Lifts – 25 reps: Both legs.
- Mountain Climbers – 60 reps
- Tricep Dips – 25 reps
- Skaters Jump Lunges – 30 reps
- Knee Assisted One Arm Push Ups – 26 reps: Alternate arms.
Yin Practice I followed the workout with a nice 30-minute yin practice focusing on hips and hamstrings.
