yoga

Today was fertility yoga day.  I should preface this by saying I have tried yoga a few times in the past and found it to be incredibly boring.  I did not feel my pulse increase nor did I sweat; I basically felt like I didn't get any kind of workout at all from the sessions I attended in person.  In general, my muscles are pretty flexible so maybe that was my problem - maybe the sessions I attended were too easy for my level of flexibility??  I really have no idea.  That's just a guess and I'm no yoga expert.

So I was hesitant to try yoga on DVD but I talked myself into at least giving it a shot and purchased this one from the Health Journeys website.  I was disappointed in the quality of the finished product of the DVD.  It seemed sloppy and not very professional; I could definitely tell it was done on a (low) budget.  And let's not forget the cheese factor.  'It takes a village to have a baby' was one of the many gems repeated in the 50-minute video.

However, I was pleasantly surprised to find the yoga poses challenging and my heart rate increasing from time to time.  Although this could be because I haven't worked out regularly since December...just a few times a month here and there.  But that's another story.  Or it could be because of all the medication I'm on.  The meds have really hit me hard the last few days; I haven't been feeling that great.  But hopefully the yoga will help with that since I plan to give the DVD another shot.

PS - My short post this evening is due to feeling yucky today.  I've been drinking tons of water and sports drinks so I shouldn't have OHSS.  Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day.