Bikram Yoga

As part of my cross-training for the marathon, I've started going to a 90 minute Bikram Yoga class every Wednesday evening. I've never been one of those girls you see running around with a yoga mat tucked into their bag, which is probably why I can't even touch my toes without bending my knees. I never feel like I'm getting a good workout in yoga because I'm not able to do 1/10 of the things that they want me to do. So I just sit there in downward dog for an hour. But with Bikram Yoga, the room is 105 degrees, so even if you just sit there you end up sweating off a couple of pounds. Plus the 26 moves are basic enough that anyone can at least attempt to do them. And they are the same every class, no matter who teaches it or where you go. So you can see little improvements week by week.

The 26 moves are listed in the chart below. They look easy enough, but doing them in extreme heat adds a little something "special" to it. Last week a girl in our class fainted and fell head first to the floor while doing #7.