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had my first session last night, think it was hakki yoga or sommat like that?? think it was a beginners class, just did lots of stretching, breathing and putting myself in awkward positions. did work up quite a sweat though and am achy in some strange places today. I think that along with my usual regime that if i keep it up I will feel the benefits.

are you supposed to nod off at the end??? :?

p.s its 45mins hard cardio with some abs tonight ;)
 
Yes, the end of a yoga session can be so relaxing you just want to sleep!

I'm doing pilates weekly at the moment and I'm seeing results quicker than with yoga. Yoga's good for relaxing but pilates (imo) pushes you further. Yesterday we were doing loads of ab work, especially on areas that you neglect when you do conventional si-ups. Boy do I feel it today!
 
Clara said:
Yes, the end of a yoga session can be so relaxing you just want to sleep!

I'm doing pilates weekly at the moment and I'm seeing results quicker than with yoga. Yoga's good for relaxing but pilates (imo) pushes you further. Yesterday we were doing loads of ab work, especially on areas that you neglect when you do conventional si-ups. Boy do I feel it today!
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hmm sound good!!

dunno if they do it at my gym though?

they do a class on monday night called fab-abs??? might give that a go, it's 45 mins of hell I reckon!!
 
A 45 minute ab class? That sounds quite hardcore!

I'm doing a different class each day so as to keep my inerest levels up and prevent me from quitting. Whilst I don't mind the treadmill, I find doing it every day is incredibly boring and the time goes so slowly.

Off to do Boxfit tonight - great way of taking your agression out!
 
Clara said:
A 45 minute ab class? That sounds quite hardcore!

I'm doing a different class each day so as to keep my inerest levels up and prevent me from quitting. Whilst I don't mind the treadmill, I find doing it every day is incredibly boring and the time goes so slowly.

Off to do Boxfit tonight - great way of taking your agression out!
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I know what you mean about the monotony of the treadmill/cross trainer et al. I find that if you have yer fave tunes on, be it by way of an ipod, mini disc or whatever, it really helps.

got sasha, gu ibiza,cd 2, helping me on the cross trainer tonight!!! ;)
 
Hakki yoga - sounds to me like a dynamic (gym mutated) version of 'Hatha' yoga (a name that is now given to a standard form of modern yoga). This concentrates purely on breathing and postures - not much on flow.
Astanga is soooo much better for shedding weight and compliments an active lifestyle really well.
Yes, the last posture - 'corpse pose' is supposed to be relaxing. The real translation of the sanskrit name is 'preparation for death', so snoring is fine. :lol:
It's also really important because it allows your muscles to absorb the paractice...relaxing in this state increases suppleness and allows them to open up more.
 
Clara said:
pilates (imo) pushes you further
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False.

The theory with both disciplines is that you only go where your body and breath allows. The moment you stop listening to your body and let your ego tell you where you're supposed to go (ie - "that person can touch their toes, I WANT TO!"...or "I've got to lose x pounds so I'm going to work twice as hard.") you're risking serious injury.

Yoga has many different forms (in fact - writing, dancing or even playing computer games are forms of yoga! It means 'union' or 'way of life')...some are more dynamic than others. If you want to advance quickly on a physical level then Astanga is the one to choose.

Having a good teacher is also important - good, correct adjustments can open parts of the body you never imagined would open in a million years - but also, a crap teacher can risk injury or hold you back...and ultimately it's about the frequency of the practice.

So in a nutshell pilates/yoga = no difference.

It's all about the discipline and intention.

Off to hug a tree now.
 
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Drew said:
My brother-in-law's a qualfied pilates teacher and reckons it's much better than yoga.
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But is it possible to compare yoga with pilates?
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Dunno enough about either to answer that.

I fancied taking up something for flexibility etc so asked the relative which he considered best. He's very highly trained in Pilates so obviously he's a little biased.
 
Fair enough Robder, but I personally have found the results with pilates a lot more dramtic than when I did yoga last year.

I agree that it's possibly down to a good teacher. When I do pilates, we've basically got one-to-one tuition, which I'm incredibly lucky for, so any errors I make will quickly be rectified and she also pushes us further than we would choose to go ourselves. When I did the yoga class, there was about 20 other people and I'm sure I was making mistakes but the teacher didn't walk around correcting people so these just went unnoticed.
 
Robder!

yes it was Hattha yoga, i must have misheard her, she spoke very soflty!!

I realy enjoyed it, yes maybe it was a whimps class. The same lady teaches a "more advanced" class at my gym later on a wednesday, maybe i can do that one in a few weeks??

as for nodding off & being completely relaxed, it was great, i didnt want to get up!!
 
My gym does classes in Ashtanga, Hatha and Iyengar yoga. From reading whats been written here I understand what the first two are, but can anyone tell me what Iyengar involves?
 
Iyengar = not about flow or pace.

You just breath deeply into postures for a longer length of time.

Astanga = Dynamic (aerobic flow)

Hatha = Meditation and breathwork through postures (or for the sake of argument, this has become it's modern meaning anyway)

Bikram = Hot yoga - lots of sweating...like a cross between Iyengar & astanga.

There's stacks more too.
 
Hello folks! I had been in modern dance for about 3 years and after that have attended Hatha yoga for a few years (one class per week). I never had problems burning fat, but realized that dance (in my case) and yoga have different ways of fat control and body toning. I also have to mention that I'm a vegetarian for about 9 years. Dancing is pure calories burning and very enjoyable since the music envolved. Hatha yoga seems to repair the flaws in the 'factory' - our physical and energetic body. So, through Hatha yoga (a wide range of asanas and breathing technics) we could vitalize the internal organs, gentle tone the muscles and clear the subtle energetic channels (nadi) in our bodies. All these make our bodies naturaly fit. I think yoga is very helpful for people who don't have enough energy to burn fat through intense physical exercises, but have enough energy to concentrate on yoga technics. From my experince, having a good control on dietary (bad) habits is very helpful for a good, healthy body. Quite hard to do that in the bad side of Ibiza huh? :D What do you think?
 
Drew said:
I fancied taking up something for flexibility
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Drew, please let me know what you find out. I will do the same from my end. I have been working out for a while, and I am in pretty good shape, but what I really like now is to become as flexible as possible. I am always amazed by how flexible women are. From a professional perspective it is simply amazing; from a personal perspective it opens up a lot of possibilities in the sack :lol: :lol: .

I am gonna check out a class on Systema tomorrow evening.
 
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