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| Thu, 05-13-2004 - 1:18pm |
Hi everyone:
Hope the day is good so far.
I have been doing a walking work out for the last week: started with 30" on Monday and up to 45" tonight. I have always been interested in Yoga, not so much for excercise, but more for peace of mind and relaxation. So for Mother's Day, my family bought me a Yoga starter kit with the mat, blocks and strap and a beginner yoga DVD.
I am not very flexible, and carry a lot of weight in my stomach. I am finding getting into some of the positions, even with the blocks and strap, very difficult because of my weight. Have any of you, that are still overweight and/or carry weight in their tummies, tried yoga and has it helped? How long did it take to get comfortable with the positions? I am really interested in this and want to keep up with it, and don't want to get discouraged too quickly because I am having trouble due to my weight in my gut.
Any advice or suggestions would be most welcome. :)
Have a great afternoon!
Kerstin
Hope the day is good so far.
I have been doing a walking work out for the last week: started with 30" on Monday and up to 45" tonight. I have always been interested in Yoga, not so much for excercise, but more for peace of mind and relaxation. So for Mother's Day, my family bought me a Yoga starter kit with the mat, blocks and strap and a beginner yoga DVD.
I am not very flexible, and carry a lot of weight in my stomach. I am finding getting into some of the positions, even with the blocks and strap, very difficult because of my weight. Have any of you, that are still overweight and/or carry weight in their tummies, tried yoga and has it helped? How long did it take to get comfortable with the positions? I am really interested in this and want to keep up with it, and don't want to get discouraged too quickly because I am having trouble due to my weight in my gut.
Any advice or suggestions would be most welcome. :)
Have a great afternoon!
Kerstin

http://www.yogajournal.com/health/132_1.cfm
http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/702_1.cfm
There was another article in YJ specifically about dealing with larger body parts and yoga, but it doesn't seem to be online.
HTH.
Edited 5/13/2004 2:38 pm ET ET by spamsammich
Kerstin
Good luck with it!