Discussion
Anyone go?
I did 1 session earlier in the year which was more shoulder focused, my shoulders are pretty open so this went well. Did a hot yoga session on Tuesday which was more lower body and it's highlighted to me, as if I really needed it, how hopelessly immobile my hips are.
I'm going to start going more regularly (and probably to less intense classes to begin with).
Does anyone go? How often? Has it improved your mobility? Balance?
I did 1 session earlier in the year which was more shoulder focused, my shoulders are pretty open so this went well. Did a hot yoga session on Tuesday which was more lower body and it's highlighted to me, as if I really needed it, how hopelessly immobile my hips are.
I'm going to start going more regularly (and probably to less intense classes to begin with).
Does anyone go? How often? Has it improved your mobility? Balance?
I don't go to class but follow youtube videos as I can do it at a drop of a hat without messing my day up. . . . it's a ball ache to begin with as you don't know what your doing and it 'feels' wrong and zero benefit BUT once you find your own way of doing things by using youtube as a guide then its positive and helps a lot. . . . if you follow a video then find an instructor with a voice you find nice and easy to listen too. . . give it a go at home first and see for yourself what you can't do as it aint easy mate!!
I’ve been going 3 weeks and really enjoying it. I’m going to give it at least 3 months to give myself time to see results but after the sessions I feel looser already. I’m 34 and have been weight training for approx 15 years so am tight all over, both upper and lower body.
I’ve committed to just 1 hour a week for now. Will see how I feel after 3 months.
I’ve committed to just 1 hour a week for now. Will see how I feel after 3 months.
I went to a yoga class once a week and followed some YouTube videos for around a year.
It felt quite pleasant and I improved my flexibility a bit.
I stopped after pulling something in my back and being advised by the physio that many of the stretches wouldn't be helping my already hypermobile ligaments.
Injury prevention wise, for me, all-round strength and conditioning with calisthenics, kettlebells, clubs, maces, sandbags etc. Seem more effective.
It felt quite pleasant and I improved my flexibility a bit.
I stopped after pulling something in my back and being advised by the physio that many of the stretches wouldn't be helping my already hypermobile ligaments.
Injury prevention wise, for me, all-round strength and conditioning with calisthenics, kettlebells, clubs, maces, sandbags etc. Seem more effective.
gregs656 said:
Funnily enough after posting this a good friend of mine who is a yoga teacher posted on Facebook that he has just started a YouTube series for yoga starting from the basics.
Have you got a link or user name.I've been on the hunt for a class this side of cardiff but not easy to find.
tting dog by the end of it. 
DMN said:
Its really beneficial to learn to relax into the pose. Don't force your body there straight away, but as you breathe use that natural movement to sink further into it.
That's very much the idea of Yin. One of my many yoga teacher friends said she moved to Yin because she was getting too many injuries from other yoga styles which are more active (or... yang!).
I'm a firm convert to yoga, and pilates, which i took up about 12 months ago as a chubby 58 year old.
I wanted to make sure I got the real basics right so I had one on one lessons from the lady who runs her own yoga studio near me. That attention to every aspect of what I was doing, needed and was able to do made all the difference. It was expensive for 3 months, but less that a years gym membership that I hadn't used. In a beginners class at a gym with 10 people in it, you will only get 6 mins of personal attention. That's not enough in my view.
The focus on alignment and getting my core active made a big difference. I moved towards mat based pilates in those sessions and now I go to pilates reformer classes, which is the sliding bed thing, and do my basic yoga stuff at home.
Still a chubby 58 year old but one who's much more bendy and its changed my life in terms of pain through sitting at a desk, driving and kayaking!
The best advice about yoga from a middle aged chap, start it when you are 30!
I wanted to make sure I got the real basics right so I had one on one lessons from the lady who runs her own yoga studio near me. That attention to every aspect of what I was doing, needed and was able to do made all the difference. It was expensive for 3 months, but less that a years gym membership that I hadn't used. In a beginners class at a gym with 10 people in it, you will only get 6 mins of personal attention. That's not enough in my view.
The focus on alignment and getting my core active made a big difference. I moved towards mat based pilates in those sessions and now I go to pilates reformer classes, which is the sliding bed thing, and do my basic yoga stuff at home.
Still a chubby 58 year old but one who's much more bendy and its changed my life in terms of pain through sitting at a desk, driving and kayaking!
The best advice about yoga from a middle aged chap, start it when you are 30!
Yes, I've done a few classes over the years and my wife recently took a month out of medicine, where she works as a doctor, to go to India and train to be a yoga teacher. We have subsidised yoga classes at work, but even at the low price I feel I can't justify a regular expense like that. Nevertheless, I think it can work wonders for mobility, balance, and also ease stress.
Hoofy said:
How much... and why not? 
Not directed at me but I am the same. After conversion the classes are £15 here; so if I go once a week it is 50% more expensive than my gym membership - I go to the gym 4-5 times a week. Luckily the ‘free’ class at the gym was good, so I will keep going to those until I am not getting anything out of it and reassess.
Hoofy said:
RobM77 said:
We have subsidised yoga classes at work, but even at the low price I feel I can't justify a regular expense like that.
How much... and why not? My wife's not actually taught since her qualification, but I hope she'll start soon and then I can attend some free sessions
A yoga studio around the corner from me did a month trial membership where you can do as many sessions as you like, so had a go at most of the them. Agree with the comment above that some of the Flow ones aren't that great for a beginner, but I'm having a go at a beginners Vinyasa one tonight to see how it goes. The more static Yin or Iyangar seem to work better for me at the moment though.
gregs656 said:
Not directed at me but I am the same. After conversion the classes are £15 here; so if I go once a week it is 50% more expensive than my gym membership - I go to the gym 4-5 times a week.
Luckily the ‘free’ class at the gym was good, so I will keep going to those until I am not getting anything out of it and reassess.
Can you get any combined memberships where you are? I'm trying Class Pass at the moment which is a monthly subscription that I can use for various classes and sessions at gyms and studios around the area. There's another similar scheme here called One Fit that allows unlimited sessions but only 4 times a month in the same place.Luckily the ‘free’ class at the gym was good, so I will keep going to those until I am not getting anything out of it and reassess.
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