Core training, Sept 2011
A good workout is balanced. This is how you protect yourself from injuries. After intensive backbends, it is recommended to bend forward as well. It makes sense to strengthen both the back and abdominal muscles. This protects the spine.
I sometimes try to incorporate strength exercises into the yoga practice.
The picture shows how I try to reach the feet with my hands. The abdomen must be tensed to move the upper body away from the floor. Twelve repetitions is a good start. You can increase until it becomes strenuous.
The main thing is to do something.
Just the other day I had a conversation with someone who told me how difficult it is to even get started. This is where the exercise starts. You get to know yourself by finding out what motivates you and what keeps you from doing something. You learn to deal with yourself, with your mind and with your body.
No matter what you want to become good at, you need to have staying power and learn to deal with frustration. But the path to more knowledge and skills also holds many joys. It is worthwhile to be patient and keep going. In this sense I wish you a good yoga week. For me it starts again on Sunday. Saturday is a day off.
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