Bikram Yoga

I am a runner.  I love nothing more than to be out there as much as possible getting my run on.  It is the one thing that always makes me feel better.  But, I have been hurt.  I have been battling a plantar issue for several months now and I needed to try something to get that sweat out of me.  I had been toying with the idea of Bikram yoga.  Let me start off by saying I am not a flexible chick.  I am not bendy.

Then there is the fact that I do Pure Barre.  I like Pure Barre a lot.  But I think it has been contributing to the foot pain that I had been experiencing so I knew I needed to cut back temporarily until I got this foot issue under control.  So now what?

On a whim, I decided to try Bikram with a group of friends on a Thursday night a little over a month ago.  I am going to admit that it was brutal.  I swear my eyeballs were sweating.  I was limp and drenched at the end.  I think I complained about the ridiculousness of it to anyone who would listen for the next two hours.  Ironically, I slept better that night than I had since before Chase was born...4 years ago!  Oh my GOSH!  I was so relaxed and woke up feeling refreshed!  Could it be from hot yoga?  I tried my best to convince my cohorts to go back.

Looks like I would be solo for my next trip.  I started going back right away and it took me about 3 classes to really start to enjoy what I was doing.  After about 10 classes I was actually able to do all of the poses without having to take a break.  After a month, I was hooked.  I was feeling better, sleeping better, and drinking more water than was probably humanly possible!  I mean, you literally walk out of the soaking wet.

But its such a great feeling.  I honestly walk out feeling energetic.  I have found something that compliments my running and compliments Pure Barre.  I think this will be another staple in my fitness routine!