that’s okay, you sound like you have a good start
im really unable to stress enough how much of a beginner i am
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I like the sun salutation, but i haven’t done this sequence in decades. Any light exercise is good. You inspire me to do this again, it takes no more than 5 to 10 minutes.
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it’s also better than press ups 
although i’d like to be able to say i could do them before i started
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I think i don’t exercise anymore, because i don’t go or plan to go anywhere. I am happy with my weekly swimming exercise.
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swimming is great. x
i like to swim in rivers and the sea but i don’t stay in long enough
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I do a minimum of exercise to compensate my resting/stillness. When you rest you rust (arthritis) and when you don’t use it you lose it (flexibility).
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Did the warrior 3 pose repeatedly followed by the standing figure four pose today!
Gawd, it hurt and burnt those calves.
That is a move I will also have to work on over the next few days. 
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Adrien showed me the horizon pose today.
Pretty easy, but once you work several poses into a routine it comes to a nice end.
When Adriene doesn’t work me out enough, I always finish with downward dog, dolphin to plank (20 times), warrior 1 (hold for 10 breaths), then warrior 2, warrior 2 with cactus hands hold for at least 5 breaths), peaceful warrior to warrior twist.
Well out of breath now! Then to cobra hold for 5 breaths.
Then standing tadassana to warrior 3, slowly 5 times. both legs.
then Tree pose holding for a couple of minutes both legs.
I have come far in 25 days of yoga with Adriene, I tell you. Todays work out was 250 calories!
Why not give yoga a try? you’ll be up and running in no time at all. 
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Worked the core today and broke out in a real sweat.
Plank to elbows and fulcrum to the side. Repeatedly, followed by a few twists, cobra, horizon pose.
Then when Adriene had finished I did my final showdown. Warrior 1,2,3 peaceful warrior, figure 4 standing poses and tree pose to finish.
I burnt 264 calories today. A good workout!
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Will you kindly describe your routine with the poses you do? I am really interested in your routine.
Thanks in advance.
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I keep meaning to start regular pilates which is similar to yoga. Not sure if I ever will. Recently I feel I put too much expectation on myself. Once I sort that out, maybe I can start with pilates.
Good on you btw😊
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Now I am nearly 50 it is doubly important to keep flexible and not lose the muscle mass. It is when it all can go downhill.
I have nothing better to do anyway.
Earlier in the thread I asked if pilates was in fact yoga without the spiritual side, and was concurred.
No time like the present. don’t procrastinate. Up and at 'em.
Here is a link about yoga v pilates:
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i’ll describe it somehow and link you to a video xx
give me a second x
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this is the entire primary series. I don’t do anything like all of it every day, although that is of course the ideal to strive for! There are actually four series, Primary intermediate advanced A and advanced B. very few people in the world complete them all.
you can buy posters of this online. I found the poster invaluable for the day-to-day memory of it - simply search Ashtanga primary series poster.
you do eventually learn it. A book I use is called Ashtanga Yoga the practical manual by David Svenson. another good book is moola bandha The master key… which I’m only just starting to get to grips with… it’s a very important text. The first book is pretty invaluable if you’re not learning it from a teacher directly to start with.
The idea is to start from the beginning and only do what you can, but try to do every day six days a week not full moon and new moon (the 24h before) it should be done every morning early as possible… I don’t start till seven but four is traditional. The ideals will never be achieved… By the average mortal. The book will hopefully teach you about the bandhas. you’re supposed to pull in muscles in three places, root lock, moola bandha, udyana bandha, between under the bellybutton and spine and jalandra bandha (spelling!!!) where you pull the chin in slightly and make a construction in the back of the throat to make a rasping sound slightly like breathing loudly, this is called ujaii breath (spelling!!!) And it is disputed slightly to be called free breath now… it’s a bit like Darth Vader sound but a bit softer. like go ahhhhh softly and then close your mouth…. it causes heat like a piston inside and creates an intense purifying effect….don’t Quote me on any of the spellings!
I do the standing postures only and a couple of the finishing postures and 1or 2 backbends from intermediate series…. when I’m feeling really good I do the first few seated postures… i’ve just had Covid though so I’m doing a bit less…
i’ll link you to a couple of shorter versions of the series on YouTube to follow
One of the things you have to do is not to push yourself too much you can get bad injuries I think I slipped a disc doing this practice it’s quite common
I was putting my foot behind my head. but there are plenty of pitfalls…. it can be a very intense practice. do you get the book read about to try to find a teacher…. Every posture is held for five breaths deep and long and slow… Every posture is got out of a inhale and mostly has prescripted ways of getting in and out of.
There is a vinyasa between each pose which is a jump back down dog, up dog, and jump through. look on YouTube for modifications. A good resource is the free Keen on Yoga Podcast… He currently has over 90 hours of interviews with astangis some whom have been practising for decades
Adam Keen is my teacher.
what time zone are you in?
let me just Have a look online for some links
as it says this is not for the beginner but it’s worth a look
there is some controversy with this teacher being a sexual predator. several women have accused him… He is dead now… His family continue the tradition… and countless others around the world.
There are also people who have studied with him for years who would never accuse him of this.
Don’t eat anything before practice, as with any yoga. and don’t drink anything during practice, unless you have real problems with your medication.
Hands-on classes are really invaluable, Or at least some guidance with a teacher… Adam Keen doesn’t just do monthly rolling instruction he also sells five class and 10 class cards
His classes are from 6 am to 8:30 am UK time he just move to Bali from Marseille, but will be back in Europe for workshops
there are actually tons of YouTube videos but this seems to give a lot of the early Modifications… I’m not really recommend it I don’t know how good it is I’ll have a proper look in a minute Seems pretty comprehensive though
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Thanks for the insight.
The first series on the card looks doable, although I wouldn’t know where to begin with the head stand bit
It looks like a good long session. I suppose broken up it is quite manageable.
The backwards bend looks tricky too.
I think I’ll stick with Adriene for now, but it is good that there is some correlation between the two.
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There are lots and lots of steps along the way
My practice looks a lot more like the second video to be perfectly honest,
Although really im somewhere in between
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I currently am practising to do the backbend and headstand… There are exercises you can do which strengthen you to be able to do them… I have done them both in the past…the headstand is no weight on the head which makes it even more difficult of course
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When I was first practising yoga it took me two years to do a headstand
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I hope it won’t take me too long to do it. I have good strength in the shoulders, so that might help.
Daily practice is key, for a slow ascent to better strength, I feel.
I am also only doing around 30 minutes atm.
Adriene hasn’t covered harder moves as yet, but even trickier moves i practice several times throughout the day and have taken strides forward. For example, I couldn’t do the tree pose very well at first, but can do it much better now. It is the same with the others.
I just have to take it very slowly and keep my feet on the ground!
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