T25 - totally tough

this morning, i totally hit the snooze twice. i just wasn't feeling like jumping all around at 5:15am, but i still rolled myself out of bed, got downstairs and realized i had left my clothes upstairs. finally, clothes on, shoes located, i hit play on the DVD.

today's workout focused on doing a total body circuit. at the beginning, i felt like i could really do it. i ran in place, i punched and squatted. and then, the planks came along.

from: yoga journal

now, i've been practicing yoga for something like 15 years and i can hang out in a plank position. but this was a little more than i am capable of doing. my point of no return was when we were supposed to go from plank position and take 3 jumps up to a pike position (like downward dog, but a little tighter). then 2 jumps to get to pike, 2 jumps back. then 1 jump to pike and 1 jump back. who can do that?!

not me.

the hardest part about this workout was not being able to see the modifier for the really tricky stuff. and also being frustrated that i can't do it.

from theblackdogblog

but, i realized this morning, that i'm not sure i want to be able to do it. i always laugh at those memes where people say they can't do yoga because they're not flexible enough and i know it comes with time and practice. i'm not sure i'm willing to dedicate myself to reach the point where i can jump from plank to pike and back again.



i'll still finish the week, but i'm leaning toward a more low-impact program. this blog offers a workout calendar and links to her youtube workouts. realistically, i think that's more my speed.