yoga

I have a bad right knee, too. Can't kneel, and I just got my Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training Certification (to teach and assist beginners and beginning intermediates, pre- and post natal moms). Yoga is for everyone! Every pose has modifications. If you go to classes where people are competitive, try a different class or studio or try a video or audio podcast. Just because that person next to you can twist into whatever shape they are in doesn't mean they should or that they are doing it correctly. You only go as far as you can, honor you limits, and that will be enough to reap the benefits of yoga.
Someone above mentioned being buxom as a barrier to yoga practice ... I am very buxom, also, but doing yoga correctly doesn't cause problems (or choking ... i do shoulder stand without interference). There are endless series and combinations for poses in yoga -- there is something for everyone. Simply doing seated stretches for 10 minutes feels wonderful!

I love yoga and have been practicing for a little over 9 years now. Vinyasa (aka power) yoga helped me lose about 20 lbs. back when I first started. Nowadays I do kickboxing (Turbo Jam) for my cardio but I try to squeeze in at least 10 minutes of yoga a day. There's nothing better than a nice, gentle yoga practice after a kickboxing workout.

Whether you get a good calorie burn or not depends on the type of yoga. I've really worked up a sweat from Power Yoga and hear great things about Bikram too, though I've not tried it myself. I love yoga, but have only recently gotten back to doing it on a regular basis. Right now I'm doing Kundalini and Yin yoga several times a week as well as daily Hatha yoga.

I am a bigger gal and I definitely not the smallest or youngest person in my class. Luckily my teachers are very helpful to find modification for poses where my body gets in the way.

I swear by this!

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I do-but very boring. I do it for flexibility-regardless.

I do yoga weekly and definitely want to do more of it, but I have to fit other cardio and strength training in some days!

I fell in LOVE with Bikram yoga last summer and I'm looking for a studio around here BUT I will be going to a hot yoga class (similar, but not the same unfortunately) next week! :bigsmile:

I include yoga to my workout regimen. I must admit, i started yoga to check on girls but recently i attend yoga classes to actually focus and learn from the yogi.

the reason that i became interested is that i notice that it healed by back pain which becoming a pain now that i'm in my 40's. also i feel calmer too. also improved my sports participation, friends told me that i move better but i can't say "it's the yoga" to macho guys. most importantly i notice that my sex performance improved in many ways.

i WANT to do yoga, but our budget is so tight it squeaks. i have yet to find a good online source of instructional videos - do you know of one?

rodney yee has power yoga on you tube... it mightbe a bit difficult but it burns more calories than hathyog

I swear by this!

http://www.ddpyoga.com

Check it out kids!

I am seriously thinking about getting this. I just saw the video of Arthur's testimonial yesterday and was BLOWN AWAY!

i WANT to do yoga, but our budget is so tight it squeaks. i have yet to find a good online source of instructional videos - do you know of one?

rodney yee has power yoga on you tube... it mightbe a bit difficult but it burns more calories than hathyog

^^^This. Rodney Yee's Power Yoga Series is awesome!

I'd love to do yoga for pain....It was on pbs.... A lot of seniors were doing it. It looked great!

I Love Yoga!

My workout schedule, time & $ don't allow me to take any classes right now. But, it is still part of my routine at least 4 times per week!

I did yoga when I was young, but cannot do it now because of a bad back and injured hip. I'm finding yang-style Tai Chi to be a perfect substitute. It is mindful, in the way that yoga is, but fully exercises the joints in a way that yoga doesn't.

If anyone is looking for an alternative to yoga, try tai chi. The burn in calories is extremely high. And it is a weight bearing exercise as well.

Yoga is how I found my way back to fitness from fatness. I was about 240 lbs and completely out of shape when a friend invited me to a yoga class. I went out of sheer frustration with myself, but was in LOVE after that first class. I go once or twice a week and seriously feel it in my muscles when I miss. It is the icing to the cake of a well-rounded work out routine. (Probably not good to use a cake analogy on a weight loss site, but whatever's clever)