Day 22: Denver's Yoga Bear

Yeah, yeah, I know. Yoga Bear? Very original. But there is a point.

I do look at Yoga as the "bear" of the P90x program as I have documented frequently. But I did manage a good Yoga workout today. I also had a bad food weekend and I gained a few pounds back. I told Dallas that my first time through I didn't really lose any weight until week 6 or 7, so the fluctuation is pretty normal, I think. I also think that I will probably not see the results I saw first time as my commitment to the diet is suspect at best. This week will not be any easier!

I doubt that the fat has turned to muscle this qucikly, but you never know.

For my Yoga workout today, I used the heart rate monitor because I didn't want my Polar F11 to yell at me for slacking this week. I'm very sensitive to criticism from my heart rate monitor. I'm seeking help, don't worry!
Of course, Polar, being the wise "OwnZone" guru that it is, decided that after a week of putting my "zone from 96-118 for some reason, puts me in the 135-147 zone. Perfect for Yoga. Not!

So I turned off the alarm and just looked at the results. The max I got up to was 136 (I think during the one leg portion) and my average was 93. The coolest thing of note was that during the corpse, my rate went down to 54! (I think that's my all-time low, except when I passed out getting my blood tested about 10 years ago. I ended up passing out and rushed to the hospital with an EKG telling me my heart rate was 23!)

During "Ohms" my HR went to 83, so I thought that was interesting.

My balance was much better today. I didn't fall out of any of the balance poses. I only had to break after each 20 seconds in "Crane" and I was able to stand on one foot and grab my ankles with both hands for a good amount of time. I guess it was a good thing I didn't bike-ride 20 miles on Sunday!

A good start to the Recovery Week. At least one Yoga session is down. 1 more and two Core-Synergsitics to go!

Keep Bringing it!