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I'm thinking about taking up yoga BUTTTT i'm 44, as supple as a plank and don't want to walk into a class full of birds and make a complete ass of myself.
Anyone of you chaps and chapesses do yoga, have any tips or recommendations of a class near St Albans?
I'll imagine I might take some incoming on this one!!!
KR
Dont know why we bother. .... but we do!
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Don't tell anyone..... on 21:44 - Jan 1 with 5819 views
I did it a few years ago and really enjoyed it. I didn't keep it up as the spiritual side of it didn't do much for me but I kept the physical exercises and do them a lot and they really help as I get older. I'm 48 but I'm happy enough with strength and movement.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Can't assist with St Albans but definitely give it a crack. I'm 50 & not at all flexible and beginners classes I did were good work out & got some good stretches to do after gym. My problem was trying to be competitive & getting pissed off when couldn't do something but just need to do your best & accept some will be tougher than others. Classes I went to weren't too heavy into the philosophy side of things but there is benefits if suffer from stress. Enjoy!
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Don't tell anyone..... on 22:26 - Jan 1 with 5746 views
Don't worry about making an ass of yourself. Yoga is all about working on yourself, not on competing with everyone else in the room.
Might be a good idea to book one or two 1-1 classes to start with just to learn some techniques before you do a class.
There's lots of types of yoga: bikram is hot yoga, ashtanga is pretty hard core gymnastic style.
You might want to start with something like hatha or vinyasa, which is a bit more gentle.
The British Wheel of Yoga will be able to give you details of local classes.
You don't have to get too involved in the spiritual side, but it does help to calm you down and be more focussed. A bit like meditation. It's also great for flexibility and core strength.
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Don't tell anyone..... on 22:41 - Jan 1 with 5711 views
You could always get a dvd for home viewing and at least you’d know what to expect.Or just stay at home with the dvd instead. I went to classes about 30 years ago and it was full of middle aged women farting and sleeping everywhere.Now I’d be an old man farting and sleeping everywhere.
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Don't tell anyone..... on 22:46 - Jan 1 with 5696 views
might be worth looking at pilates too, possibly an easier entry into that style of exercise. it was recommended to me as part of recouperation from footy injuries and improved core strength etc without the spiritual side of yoga.
do t worry about being a bloke in the class, i had a right laugh with all of the women in mine; particularly with my complaints about the music (coldplay, george ezre etc)
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Don't tell anyone..... on 23:35 - Jan 1 with 5629 views
You could always get a dvd for home viewing and at least you’d know what to expect.Or just stay at home with the dvd instead. I went to classes about 30 years ago and it was full of middle aged women farting and sleeping everywhere.Now I’d be an old man farting and sleeping everywhere.
My wife is an experienced yoga and pilates teacher. There are so many different styles of each, that it's impossible to generalise. You need to try a few different classes and teachers until you find one that suits you. Some of them make you pay up-front for the whole term or course, and won't give refunds if you decide it's not for you, so try to find teachers who will let you pay a drop-in fee for occasional classes. Wife does not have a good opinion of the British Wheel of Yoga.
By the way, most people think that yoga is Indian in origin, but it isn't - it was invented in Sweden. The "spiritual" aspect seems to be a more recent add-on.
Do a vinyasa flow type of class. You’ll be so knackered you won’t care about what people think :) I did yoga 3-4 times a week for a couple of years and got lean and flexible. It was nice to be free in your own body. Ultimately I got bored tho and moved on to something else.
Don't worry about making an ass of yourself. Yoga is all about working on yourself, not on competing with everyone else in the room.
Might be a good idea to book one or two 1-1 classes to start with just to learn some techniques before you do a class.
There's lots of types of yoga: bikram is hot yoga, ashtanga is pretty hard core gymnastic style.
You might want to start with something like hatha or vinyasa, which is a bit more gentle.
The British Wheel of Yoga will be able to give you details of local classes.
You don't have to get too involved in the spiritual side, but it does help to calm you down and be more focussed. A bit like meditation. It's also great for flexibility and core strength.
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Don't tell anyone..... on 01:10 - Jan 2 with 5548 views
Don't worry about making an ass of yourself. Yoga is all about working on yourself, not on competing with everyone else in the room.
Might be a good idea to book one or two 1-1 classes to start with just to learn some techniques before you do a class.
There's lots of types of yoga: bikram is hot yoga, ashtanga is pretty hard core gymnastic style.
You might want to start with something like hatha or vinyasa, which is a bit more gentle.
The British Wheel of Yoga will be able to give you details of local classes.
You don't have to get too involved in the spiritual side, but it does help to calm you down and be more focussed. A bit like meditation. It's also great for flexibility and core strength.
I won a prize at an outing once for a week of sessions at Bikram and got through one before I threw in the towel.The heat was nice but the smell of hot sweat was overpowering plus I had to use one of their mats which really sucked. Also it was a group of heavier women so no fear of any hardness . Then the founder was arrested and charged with sex crimes I read somewhere . But don't let that frighten you off
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Don't tell anyone..... on 02:04 - Jan 2 with 5517 views
There are places that do beginner classes. But being the only bloke in a class of ladies has it's advantages... unless one of them is Mrs Tonto! I am 48, also supple as a plank so did Pilates. After a couple of weeks you get the gist of what is going on and don't think about it. The hardest step is always the first one. Plenty of blokes do both Pilates and yoga these days
Yoga is wicked mate. Really helps with my bad back, and massively helps my sleep.
If you're feeling slef conscious, there's loads of videos on YouTube. One woman called Adrienne I think whose videos are really good for beginners. I just plonk my mat in front of the telly and run through them there. Worth a go to start if you're really not sure about it
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Don't tell anyone..... on 02:11 - Jan 3 with 5179 views
Don't tell anyone..... on 23:43 - Jan 1 by GloryHunter
My wife is an experienced yoga and pilates teacher. There are so many different styles of each, that it's impossible to generalise. You need to try a few different classes and teachers until you find one that suits you. Some of them make you pay up-front for the whole term or course, and won't give refunds if you decide it's not for you, so try to find teachers who will let you pay a drop-in fee for occasional classes. Wife does not have a good opinion of the British Wheel of Yoga.
By the way, most people think that yoga is Indian in origin, but it isn't - it was invented in Sweden. The "spiritual" aspect seems to be a more recent add-on.
Invented in Sweden? Are you not confusing yoga with ikea? Easily done. Seriously I'd like to know more about this if you've any links. That aside I'd thoroughly recommend yoga - have no expectations - give it a few months and see how it goes. I'd say it's even more beneficial when you're forty and unsupple as hopefully the benefits will be more noticeable. I'm not saying it's a panacaea but I took it up again recently along with a little meditation and even the football at QPR now seems to be making sense.
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Don't tell anyone..... on 08:27 - Jan 3 with 5109 views
I've done quite a lot of 'independent' yoga over the years but never really wanted to go to a class - nobody deserves to see that. I found it a big help when I was doing a lot of running - quite a lot of others seem to say the same thing. Obviously the main criticism of doing yoga on your own at home in your mighty mouse swimming trunks is that you don't have somebody walking around correcting your positions, but I did found I improved quite a lot over time.
If you can ignore the spectacularly cheesy opening scenes on this video I do think it goes at a really good pace for beginners and is actually quite knackering, I found.
(Brian, I think a couple of us had a very 'enlightened' conversation about this a while ago - trust you're remaining supple...)
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Don't tell anyone..... on 11:16 - Jan 3 with 5020 views
Don't tell anyone..... on 02:11 - Jan 3 by DannyPaddox
Invented in Sweden? Are you not confusing yoga with ikea? Easily done. Seriously I'd like to know more about this if you've any links. That aside I'd thoroughly recommend yoga - have no expectations - give it a few months and see how it goes. I'd say it's even more beneficial when you're forty and unsupple as hopefully the benefits will be more noticeable. I'm not saying it's a panacaea but I took it up again recently along with a little meditation and even the football at QPR now seems to be making sense.
Brilliant for core strength - also used yoga and Pilates for lower back pain etc. Helped a tonne when I was playing football re increased flexibility and less muscle flare ups, strains and the like.
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Don't tell anyone..... on 12:48 - Jan 3 with 4971 views
Don't tell anyone..... on 08:27 - Jan 3 by BklynRanger
I've done quite a lot of 'independent' yoga over the years but never really wanted to go to a class - nobody deserves to see that. I found it a big help when I was doing a lot of running - quite a lot of others seem to say the same thing. Obviously the main criticism of doing yoga on your own at home in your mighty mouse swimming trunks is that you don't have somebody walking around correcting your positions, but I did found I improved quite a lot over time.
If you can ignore the spectacularly cheesy opening scenes on this video I do think it goes at a really good pace for beginners and is actually quite knackering, I found.
(Brian, I think a couple of us had a very 'enlightened' conversation about this a while ago - trust you're remaining supple...)
Ya, we did. It was very helpful too. Thanks again, Bklyn.
I really enjoy the yoga that I do at home, and it's really helped.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Mrs GH reminds me that she has loads of men in her classes - mostly builders with bad backs. They all go to the pub afterwards.
Cheers GH I look forward to reading that. Funnily enough my regular class is on a Friday evening which has the added bonus of keeping me out of the pub. After an hour of yoga I feel straightened, unkinked, and chilled and the pub isn't a temptation. Saturday's a bit different though. Thanks again for the link.
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Don't tell anyone..... on 13:13 - Jan 3 with 4941 views
Yoga is wicked mate. Really helps with my bad back, and massively helps my sleep.
If you're feeling slef conscious, there's loads of videos on YouTube. One woman called Adrienne I think whose videos are really good for beginners. I just plonk my mat in front of the telly and run through them there. Worth a go to start if you're really not sure about it
Ive been doing yoga for over 10 years and totally agree with robith.
I no longer have a sore back and sleep is amazing following a yoga session.
You will get the Michael taken by some but yoga is used by many sportsmen as a way of preventing injuries.
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Don't tell anyone..... on 21:52 - Jan 3 with 4823 views
Get a good thick mat. The basic ones are basically slippy bits of plastic shit.
Don't worry about everyone else. You might be the most inflexible person there but the point of yoga is that none of that matters. I've got hamstrings like steel cables so it's all a bit of a struggle but I don't give a fk. And neither does anyone else there.
Don't push too hard. Yoga's all about slow improvements. Remember, you're not competing with anyone. Just trust that it's all having a good effect in the long run.
Get ready to hear a lot of spurious medical claims and spiritual bullshit. I'm there for the stretching and the relaxation. I don't get involved in any of the woo. Don't let them peddle woo at you.
Think about the positions you are in. Think about your breathing. Be mindful of it.
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MARTI THE REDEEMER WHO STRENGTHENS ME.
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Don't tell anyone..... on 22:42 - Jan 3 with 4809 views
Should yoga not do it for you, I'd like to put in a word for Tai Chi Chuan. If you find a good teacher it is a great way to improve your health and suppleness.
‘morbid curiosity about where this is all going’
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Don't tell anyone..... on 23:11 - Jan 3 with 4802 views
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