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Yoga And Exercise Analysis

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I know it can be hard to exercise after you have taken a break. I feel you. In September I started to teach a lot more yoga classes and completely stopped going to the gym.

My body started to hurt because I was too flexible and I didn't have a strong enough structure to support this practice. Even though I felt this pain and knew working out was the answer it took me a bit of time to get back into it because I would say to myself "I'm too busy to workout."

Well guess what? The first day after I went back to the gym to focus on re-building a stable foundation I felt strong. Of course I couldn't do half of what I could do before I stopped going to the gym but it doesn't matter. I felt good.

A lot of people struggle with comparing themselves …show more content…

I say this regularly while practicing balancing poses with my fellow yogis, "maybe notice that everyday and even each side of the body is different." Life is about the journey not the destination so continue to allow it to evolve, as it will. I'm able to be aware of my body and come to it from an attitude of gratitude, compassion, understanding, and respect about it's abilities and know when is too much and too little exercise.

Yoga has also show me to let go. With each exhale you have the opportunity to release tension, release comparisons, release judgement, resentment, worry, and blame.

3) Mindful Movement

Mindful movement is the act of being aware while you move. Aware of all five senses, so how your body feels while you're exercising, what your environment smells like, the temperature of your body, the rate of the breath, the sounds around you, etc. Being aware while you're exercising is so important so that you are less likely to get injured, create mind-muscle connection, and also breathe properly.

4) Intuitive Exercise

This is where the importance of knowing how much and what type of exercise is right for you. Exercise is meant to be pleasurable not a punishment! Listen to your inner guide and do what feels good.

Remember that if your body is aching, let it move. Honour your body by following through with what it's calling

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