vrijdag 21 september 2012

I tend to forget to post stuff....

Hm I am clearly not so active on this blog as I hoped. Somehow the more I am active in yoga, the less I am on the internet. And to add things up I found a non published blog.... lol
 
Alright so about yoga... Although Vinyasa is quit fysical challenge (and I ain't in a bad shape) I am starting to loose weight. While, as you might have read, my goal was to gain some. This kinda made me look at my dieet, and I found out it wasn't close to sufficient. The healthy dieet means I don't get enough callories inside. Which one could easily help by eating even more bread with cheese or stock up some extra yoghurt. Yet as I am lactose intollerant and can't really handle glutes very well it's a totally different game. So these days my bag is filled with soy yoghurt, salads,  fruit, shakes and glute free bread. (see recipies)
 
I actually skipped a few yoga classes, a few weeks ago the public transport didn't work so I had to run for my yoga class. As a young boy I tried to jump a fence and ended up as an old man laying on the pavement. I wasn't able to stretch my knee properly or put to much weight on it. So I bailled out and had some days off. I picked it up again last monday. Sadly my entire schedule was changed. Somehow there is something yogi about being able to adjust to new situations... but eventhou I am capable of adjusting, my job isn't as flexible. So I ended up in an advanced class of Vinyasa, which according to my tutor I should be able to do. Well... it's either the few weeks in Egypt or the lack of sleep, or my lack of practising, or I am simply just not that good, but I could only do half. And it's not all about strength it's about controling that strength. So you'll have to mantain postures long and be able to move slowly within balancing movements. Anyhow I still have some sore musculs since last monday, so it should be good for my body... somehow...

maandag 14 mei 2012

First post

Alright a new blog, and again also about yoga.... so what is different about this blog? Well to be honest, nothing. On this blog I am going to talk about my experiences with yoga and a vegetarian live. And I bet several others done the same thing.
Normally you could find me in in the gym three times a week. But no matter what I tried, it didn't result in the body I desired. Now don't take me wrong, I did hit the gym hard, changed my diet, gained strength but no body mass. And that was my main goal for going to the gym. 
And to be honest, I don't like pushing iron so I figured I'd better do something I like. Therefor I decided to pick up yoga. I hope to gain some extra strength, body mass, flexibility and a peace of mind. I'll try and keep a logbook of my physical growth and diet. 

Today I had my first class of yoga; vinyasa yoga at delight yoga, Amsterdam. And I knew yoga could be heavy, but nevertheless I was in a shock. The people showed great strength and control with shifting from position to position. I couldn't do all the positions, but I did my best and kept up with most positions.