Like many new mums, during pregnancy I dabbled in a bit of yoga, the teacher was great and the poses really helped with some of my pregnancy ailments, but I didn't stick out. Here's why;
The sort of mothers who were also at the class were mainly of the hippy-dippy variety and I felt out of place. Also I was pretty bad at it! A massive pregnancy belly (which turned into a 9 lb 13 baby, no less) isn't really conducive to flexibility.
Even if I hadn't been pregnant, my sense of balance isn't the best and I still would have found myself toppling to the side.
Now, though, I've found a bit of a solution to my yoga-inadequacy: Erin Motz and DoYouYoga.com
Erin calls herself a 'bad yogi' not the sense that I have described, with the falling over and stuff, she's actually very good at yoga. She means 'bad' in the sense that chocolate is bad. Her website reveals that she is 'a renegade yogi who indulges in the occasional burger...'
Isn't the word renegade an excellent word?
I started off doing Erin's 30 day yoga challenge (which she runs through DoYouYoga.com on Youtube- see below) about 2 months ago. Actually I'm still doing it, I'm doing it every other day (or so) instead of daily. Does that make me a renegade too?
Since starting it I've got really into yoga. Erin's videos don't make me feel like a heffalump attempting contortion- she gives lots of options, emphasises that yoga is personal and you should only do what feels good (what? it's supposed to be pleasant?? I know, right?).
She even outright admits that some of it is quick tricky, so I never feel put off if there's something I can't do.
Since starting, I have developed a wee girl crush on Erin, because of her bad yogi philosophy- which encompasses eating french cheese, meat and drinking wine.
I'm even considering taking B to a parent toddler yoga class- so you may find me mastering a crow pose yet!
Showing posts with label Fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fitness. Show all posts
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Thursday, 2 January 2014
Splashpoint Worthing
Happy New Year!
Hope you had a great Christmas. Ours was fantastic but for now I've had quite enough indulgence and I'd like to write a review, thanks.
On Monday, we went off for a swim in search of normality. We didn't fancy our local swimming pool, which smells a bit of wee, so we drove in what I can only assume was a hurricane to Worthing, to check out the new leisure centre.
The picture doesn't really do it justice. There's a fantastic pirate ship play area, smaller slides and squirt guns. One corner even contains a mini Jacuzzi area, which felt like a luxury in a council-run swimming pool. All this is nicely kept away from the serious lane swimmer in a separate leisure pool. This area is sectioned off from the main pool by glass wall- so if the little ones decide to go running off you'll at least stand a fighting chance of catching them.
Unsurprisingly- during horrible weather in the Christmas holidays it was very busy, but that didn't spoil our fun. We'll definitely go back.
Hope you had a great Christmas. Ours was fantastic but for now I've had quite enough indulgence and I'd like to write a review, thanks.
On Monday, we went off for a swim in search of normality. We didn't fancy our local swimming pool, which smells a bit of wee, so we drove in what I can only assume was a hurricane to Worthing, to check out the new leisure centre.
The picture doesn't really do it justice. There's a fantastic pirate ship play area, smaller slides and squirt guns. One corner even contains a mini Jacuzzi area, which felt like a luxury in a council-run swimming pool. All this is nicely kept away from the serious lane swimmer in a separate leisure pool. This area is sectioned off from the main pool by glass wall- so if the little ones decide to go running off you'll at least stand a fighting chance of catching them.
Unsurprisingly- during horrible weather in the Christmas holidays it was very busy, but that didn't spoil our fun. We'll definitely go back.
Monday, 11 March 2013
MyFitnessPal App
You may have gathered by now that I had a baby recently.
During pregnancy, I put on two and half a stone. Granted, I did lose a whole stone in (enormous) baby and placenta but I've still got a long way to go.
I've always been a bit rubbish with knowing about calories and portion sizes and do rather like large quantities of pasta, so I needed some help. As a recent Iphone, convert I downloaded the MyFitnessPal app. It's really handy as it works out how many calories you can eat in order to reach your goal.
In my case, I get to eat 1700 calories a day as I plan to lose a pound a week. The app has a data bank of dhop-bought foods, plus lets you add foods yourself- so if you know the number of calories in a recipe, you don't need to search all the ingredients to add it in.
It also works on the basis that you can offset any exercise you do, so I find myself going for super long walks so I can eat biscuits, but it's working.
I'm normally pretty disorganised with things like this, but I've managed to log every day for a fortnight now. Since downloading the app I've lost 5 pounds (so that's 8 altogether since having B) and I've been under my calorie goal nearly every day.
Watch this space!
During pregnancy, I put on two and half a stone. Granted, I did lose a whole stone in (enormous) baby and placenta but I've still got a long way to go.
In my case, I get to eat 1700 calories a day as I plan to lose a pound a week. The app has a data bank of dhop-bought foods, plus lets you add foods yourself- so if you know the number of calories in a recipe, you don't need to search all the ingredients to add it in.
It also works on the basis that you can offset any exercise you do, so I find myself going for super long walks so I can eat biscuits, but it's working.
I'm normally pretty disorganised with things like this, but I've managed to log every day for a fortnight now. Since downloading the app I've lost 5 pounds (so that's 8 altogether since having B) and I've been under my calorie goal nearly every day.
Watch this space!
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
B is for...Bouncy Ball
I'm afraid to say that I may have started an affair-
- with one of these:
I'm very lucky to work in an office, which has one these balls knocking around. I think it was left over from the last pregnant woman to work there, before she kindly donated it to the company.
At the beginning of the week I was having the most severe pelvic girdle pains. I'd had them during my pregnancy before, but only when I was doing something silly, like carrying too much shopping or attempting to run for a bus. This week they've been popping up when I've been sitting perfectly still and , rather then the pain being in my lower bump, it's been in my pelvic floor and given me the horrible sensation of being torn in half. I was really rather hoping to wait until January before finding out what that felt like.
The internet, God bless it, told me that the reason this might be happening was that my seat may be too hard, or my pelvis might be in a funny place. In any event, the ball was good idea and since I started sitting on it I haven't felt a single twinge.
I've also learned that sitting on a birthing ball can encourage your pelvis to lean forward, thus reducing the risk of a posterior (back to back) baby and making for an easier labour. I'm definitely going to be getting one for at-home use.
- with one of these:
I'm very lucky to work in an office, which has one these balls knocking around. I think it was left over from the last pregnant woman to work there, before she kindly donated it to the company.
At the beginning of the week I was having the most severe pelvic girdle pains. I'd had them during my pregnancy before, but only when I was doing something silly, like carrying too much shopping or attempting to run for a bus. This week they've been popping up when I've been sitting perfectly still and , rather then the pain being in my lower bump, it's been in my pelvic floor and given me the horrible sensation of being torn in half. I was really rather hoping to wait until January before finding out what that felt like.
The internet, God bless it, told me that the reason this might be happening was that my seat may be too hard, or my pelvis might be in a funny place. In any event, the ball was good idea and since I started sitting on it I haven't felt a single twinge.
I've also learned that sitting on a birthing ball can encourage your pelvis to lean forward, thus reducing the risk of a posterior (back to back) baby and making for an easier labour. I'm definitely going to be getting one for at-home use.
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