Knowing when to quit

kendrafallon

Yoga is something I've been meaning to start, but finding the time is a bit of a mare!

From my experience of Tae Kwon Do, it is 'simply' a case of perseverance; I say simply, but its damned frustrating when you can't get your body in the right position to complete a move. BUT over time you do get get better - and that, would apply to any new activity, not just a martial art.

Don't give up!!

misssmarita

Thank you so much for all the feedback I looked it up a few days ago, and there are three yoga classes a week that will work with my schedule, the next one being the day after tomorrow. Pretty sure I'll stick with it, it's just that then and there I felt like CRAP. The class was Called Yoga Flow, and I chose it because it looked like the easier of the two kinds of yoga the gym offers :P Another question, kinda related: what sorta strength training regime would compliment yoga practice? I am out of shape, and I can't afford a personal trainer, but I do have access to a gym, and I am more than willing to put in the time and effort

GauchoMark

I'll preface this by saying I know VERY little about yoga - never tried it, have a rough idea of what its about...

but, unless that class was an advanced class, I'd say the instructor might have been out of line singling you out like that, but not really offering to help or advise you on things you can do. I'd probably go one more time and have a conversation with the instructor to make sure she knows you aren't a pro (sounds like she should have identified this by now) and that you are in the right class. If things don't get better, I'd find another instructor.

BerryH

Another question, kinda related: what sorta strength training regime would compliment yoga practice? I am out of shape, and I can't afford a personal trainer, but I do have access to a gym, and I am more than willing to put in the time and effort

Body-weight and core exercises would help - think push-ups (starting with box push-ups before working up to full), planks, side-planks, squats and lunges.

stephgas

yoga is HARD! you're stretching your body in ways that it's not used to stretching and using muscles that haven't been used regularly. i love love love 'heavyweight yoga' with abby lentz. i bought it two years ago and i still use it! all of the poses are safe for people of larger size and many of the poses can be modified to be safe for people with physical issues. i highly recommend watching it through at least once so you can see some of the modifications. i recently tried a 'regular' yoga video and still cannot do it safely. the yoga for weight loss video i was trying had me moving from standing to seated and back again - when you're a big girl/big guy, that's not easy!

also, many yoga studios are starting to offer 'plus size' yoga classes now. maybe you should ask your instructor about that. and i agree with what another poster said - show up a little early and let the instructor know you're new and that you were having trouble with some poses. or see if someone can give you a personal lesson and show you modified poses. but stick with it - when i practice yoga regularly, i feel SO MUCH BETTER!