Loving this yoga!

This class was... awesome. I did a headstand from a crow pose for the very first time. Went to the gym twice since we last updated, and walked a lot. Ali really knows how to make her videos fancy, not only does she provide a calming track of her voice (for this video I love that there is no music) she also pauses at certain poses so that the viewer can get a better pose stretch! Loving this.

Yesterday 6.25 Miles, Today EASY morning yoga

That's right, yesterday was insanity with 6.25 miles, the most I think since 2013. And today I did a nice simple, and enjoyable class with my host family mother!

Long Gym, Long Yoga.

Yesterday was quite a challenge. After rehearsal I accomplished the following (not in any particular order, I usually superset everything):
4x8 pull ups (different grips)
3x20 curls
3x10 dips
200 Pushups
100 decline situps
10 min on elliptical

Then this morning I decided I would do a bit more of a challenging class! As far as her classes go, this is challenging. 2 sets of 10 sun salutation Syranamasgar A and then B... with lunges and chair, plus some balancing and well, this one is just overall challenging. 43 minutes of... err... bliss!

20 min easy fun!

After yesterdays monster training, this 20 minute class was just the ticket. I really enjoyed the side plank modifications, and my host family even joined me for this delightful class! The most difficult piece for her were the pigeon poses at the end! A side note about Ali K, she LOVES pigeon pose... maybe one day my hips will be as open as hers.

I'm beat

5 miles later, I'm exhausted. Finished the second half of the 200 push-up challenge. I probably won't give that up until this weekend. Admittedly, my arms hurt, but the downward facing dogs seem to be working out all the kinks. The sit up routine I did on an incline was probably the worst idea I've head in fitness-- my back is torqued up. 

Beginner Yoga and still sweating

It was so nice to connect with my roots today, my host mother did this class all the way through with me and despite the "beginner" title, it was still quite a challange. I particularly enjoyed coming back to cobra and childs-pose instead of down dog. Of course we did this too. With the side planks, even though they were modified, I re-modified them and this class was quite a workout. Short, 30 minute class. Perfect.

Relief after a rough day

This was an absolutely incredible class. Even after doing these classes for a few years I'm still surprised by new classes I've never done before. It has been a rougher two days. I had a little bit too much to drink two days ago after I went to the gym and did curls, that other 100 pushups that I didn't accomplish that morning,  situps on an inlcine (and I'm still sore today), as well as pull ups... this was the perfect class to get centered back on track.