Tuesday, February 3, 2009

You can't yoga alone

Today's a big day for me. I've been counting down the clock to 5 p.m., when my yoga/pilates class begins. I've done pilates before, but there's a significant difference in exercising alone in your living room and in front of numerous pairs of eyes. I'm not excited about the other eyes, but I vowed to my best friend that we'd take this class together. 


We were supposed to start the class more than three weeks ago, but I've had stitches and was instructed not to exercise so they wouldn't pull. As soon as the stitches came out, the sinus infection came in. I'm still feeling cruddy from that. I hardly slept at all last night because I was coughing my head off — but I have no excuses. Others' eyes are holding me accountable. 

After church Sunday, my boyfriend, Ty, and I met his parents for lunch. Both of his parents are athletic. His dad coaches swimming and his mom is a marathon runner and a spin teacher. Talk about a power couple. I figured our lunch time was the perfect time to interrogate Ty's mom about the yoga/pilates class. 

I admitted to being nervous about the whole thing, and Margaret seemed slightly ticked by all the questions. By the end of our Q and A, I felt comfortable with my Tuesday/Thursday class. Sure, she told me that my booty would be up in the air a lot, but she also told me the lights would be off or dimmed.  

I may be in a room filled with other people, but I hope to maintain a smidge of privacy when I downward dogging in the back of the room. 

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

my mom, ticked? doubtful...she can come across that way though...hope she didn't keep you from asking questions! she loves to talk about exercise!...that's all she does!

Anonymous said...

Hello Stephanie

I agree with you. Doing yoga in group is always more beneficial. It makes you more disciplined and ensures you do yoga daily. Hope you do well with your yoga practice.

Anonymous said...

Mandy, you're right. Your mom has probably heard it all before. I'm glad she likes to talk about exercise — it's so helpful!

Daljit, thanks for the encouragement. I'm really enjoying the class so far.

Anonymous said...

not sure that she's always helpful!...but you can call it that. i call it just obsessed :)

Anonymous said...

Whatever! Between the two of you it's like having a personal trainer and dietician!

Anonymous said...

ha! yeah, i guess, but i like to think she's a lot crazier than me! :)