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Bikram

I tried Bikram Yoga last night and loved it! My experience with yoga is limited. I have a DVD I used to do occasionally, and I've been to the Monday night class my church offers a few times. But this was much more intense than either of those things. It's 90 minutes of yoga in a room that's 100-110 degrees.

I was terrified going in. I thought, "There's no way I'm going to make it through this." But I did! You don't even notice the heat after a little while. And there were a few poses I couldn't do, but most of them I could handle, even if I couldn't do them as well as everyone else. And it was such a great workout. I have never sweated so much in my life. It was disgusting, but we felt so good when it was over. And you can burn 1,000 calories in a session!

When we left last night, our instructor told me and Rachel that we should come back for another class within 24 hours because our body was going to release all this lactic acid and we're going to hurt if we don't. So I really want to go back tonight, but I looked at their rates and oh my goodness, it's expensive. We used Haley's free guest passes last night, but it's $20 a class or $160 for a month of unlimited classes. Why do all the things I love cost so much???

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Anonymous said…
oh man, you are making me want to try this yoga stuff. i need to become more flexible. and 1000 calories in a session? yes please! i bet it eases your mind too. i need some of that!
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