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posted: 6/5/2008 at 4:32 AM

I was looking into Bikram yoga, and while it does sound challenging and intriguing, it doesn't seem like a good summer yoga. At least not here. I would leave the 100 degree Bikram room and step outside into 117 degree summer heat. I was thinking I'll hop into it this winter though.

I just took my first yoga flow (power yoga) class and it was awesome. I will definitely be doing this more often. I want to do it 2-3 times a week and run 4 days a week with one total rest day. It felt so good.

5k - 27:55
10k - 1:00:57 (sub 60, here I come! I was so close this time!)
Half - October 26, 2008

"Pain is weakness leaving the body."

quagga

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posted: 6/5/2008 at 4:14 PM

I like to combine Iyengar yoga (more alignment focused and very much into using props to help you get the feel of a pose when you're inflexible in certain areas) with a flow or more intense style of yoga. I think that a slow, focused yoga style like Iyengar with a good teacher brings awareness to your postures that carries over into the faster-paced flow styles like ashtanga or even Bikram.

I think Bikram is interesting and my chiro recommends it, but I think you have to be very self-protective of yourself and not totally buy into forcing yourself to do every posture that is part of the Bikram sequence. I think that it is very possible to injure yourself doing Bikram yoga (hot room or no). I also do not like the way Bikram yoga is franchised; it just rubs me the wrong way.

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andytrihard

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TRI-HARD

posted: 6/6/2008 at 3:54 PM

My P90X program has a pretty good yoga program that I try to incorporate into my regimen when I can. I do enjoy it. It helps with my flexability.

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