Day 46 - YOGA! YOGA! YOGA!

Quite coincidentally, the second half of the experiment was my first day of yoga class. It was a beginner class, with an excellent teacher. Even though I wasn't able to do some of the more challenging positions - my balance is bad, but my flexibility is terrible - I felt like the teacher understood and explained the positions well. It was a cardio workout, too. I went with Megan, my roommate, and we both are sore right now. I've been assigned homework, a couple simple exercises to do at home to try to loosen up my hamstrings.
I think the yoga will be a good way to diversify my exercises. So now I've got cardio, yoga, and weight training. Do I double up a couple days? I'll have to ask Cera about how to make this work.
The yoga is a great meditation tool, as well. The teacher, Erin, gave a little motivational talk at the beginning of the class, and it was really good. At the conclusion, she asked us to think about what we'd like to get out of yoga. I was really impressed by the grace and balance of the class as a whole, and the way yoga approaches exercise - deliberately, slowly, and powerfully. That's what I'd like to take out of this, over time: A sense of deliberate grace and balance in my daily life.