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Guys.\u00a0 I have never liked yoga.\u00a0 I just can’t get into the whole “center yourself and feel the strength of the earth move through your body” thing.\u00a0 When that happens, all I can think is “Hurry up, I’ve got things to do, let’s get this show on the road!”<\/p>\n

But I may have been too quick to judge.\u00a0 Turns out there are all sorts of types of yoga<\/a>.\u00a0 Which means that there’s probably one that’s right for me.\u00a0 And one where I don’t have to envision the powers of the ancestors flowing in and out of my finger tips.\u00a0 Or whatever.\u00a0 Like I said, I stop listening when things get weird.<\/p>\n

I’ve been dealing with some nagging issues in my hips and glutes.\u00a0 It’s probably all tied to my piriformis and general tight muscles.\u00a0 I have never been flexible.\u00a0 I’ve been seeing a PT and doing a lot of strength work, and I’m definitely noticing improvement, but it’s been slow.<\/p>\n

Since my calf muscle is still healing after tweaking it at Space Coast<\/a>, my coach told me that I needed to be doing yoga every day to get my body stretched out and healed.\u00a0 She recommended Yoga with Adriene<\/a> as the best option, so I’ve been doing some of her videos daily, mostly the ones for runners, and I have to say, my piriformis feels almost perfect.\u00a0 Now, the not-running as I heal is probably helping, and of course my PT exercises, but it wasn’t til I added in yoga that I really noticed an uptick.\u00a0 I might just be ready to try a 30-day yoga challenge.\u00a0 It’s on YouTube, so I can really do it anywhere.<\/p>\n

Also, my shoulders are perpetually tight.\u00a0 I try to stretch them out, but I don’t have anything structured that I do.\u00a0 You know what might help with that?\u00a0 Yoga.<\/p>\n

So I guess I’m going to be sticking with this yoga thing.\u00a0 You still aren’t going to find me in yoga class every week, but I can certainly do a 15-20 minute video after my workouts.\u00a0 Maybe someday I will be able to touch my toes.<\/p>\n

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