OK. So getting in better shape is #1 on the things to do list. I was a pro at miami. I'd get up at 7am.. go spinning for an hour... come home do daily activities then go back to the rec for about an hour working out. It probably helped i had no classes, a stupid flower delivery job twice a week, and no real responsibility. Now that I have a 9-6, usually 7 job, a puppy, and a pretty busy social life... don't have time for 3 hours a day of working out. Still trying to work on it though.
ANYWAY, my two friends and I went to "hot" yoga. I'm really going to try to paint a picture of this for you. I've never been to a yoga class.. in my life. Not really into the "deep" "heavy" "share your feelings" workouts. Give me a field hockey stick, a softball glove or a stepper... those are my work outs. But I thought I'd give yoga a try.. and not just any yoga... but "hot" yoga. Basically it's normal yoga but we're in a room that is nearing 100 degrees.
So we went to down dog in georgetown...http://www.downdogyoga.com/enter.html. Kinda hidden... but a nice place. The second you walk in, you're instantly sweaty. So already i was liking it. I love to sweat... makes me feel like I'm working out hard.
So we get our mats and sign up.. and just like you see on the movies and tv... go in the back and lay down and listen to some creepy "heartbeat and heaving breathing" music. It was real weird. We were trying to channel out our stress from the day.... but i was simply just trying to channel myself from not busting out laughing. At one point the instructor told us to get to our "happy place" I just started dying inside.... it reminded me of happy gilmore. Find your happy place.... happpy HAPPPY HAPPPPY happpy. Ha. I was really holding it in.
Then we preceded on to sit Indian style and make our hands look like we were praying and do three "hmmmms" It was a tad creepy. I was trying to concentrate on not laughing, then I realized... I really couldn't breath. It was so hot in there... I was literally dripping sweat like a faucet. My mat and towel were soaking wet. We were doing all of these positions and holding our feet up and head down and twisting and turning our bodies in ways I never knew about. But I started to get really dizzy and lightheaded. I have a history of fainting... so I was getting a little nervous.
The instructor was going on about herijjoko poses and wagasaki stances... and honestly I thought I was going to go down. I quietly exited out the door. I went into the "changing room" and passed out. Ha. It's not funny, but kinda is. Thank god I didn't hit anything and hurt myself. When I came too.. I was still so hot. So i went outside... Opening the door outside (where it was you know... only 80 degrees out, not 100, was amazing). I instantly began to feel better.
I pulled myself together, regained conscious, and went back in for the last 15 minutes of the class. 5 other people had to leave because it was so GD hot in there. Made me feel better. They opened the door as well, which was perfect!
At the end of it all, through all of the drama, it was a great workout! I really enjoyed it. I sweat so much and worked areas of my body that needed work! I want to go back... I'm just a bit scared about the passing out factor. I guess since it was a hot day out... that also added to it... maybe this would be a good class to take during the winter! It helps with posture as well.. and let's face it... they have the cutest yoga clothes ;)
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