We’ve all heard the “gaining the Covid 19 lbs” joke, and in my case, it wasn’t too far off. At the least it sure felt that way! It seems like people either severely struggled or absolutely thrived throughout the ever-changing conditions during the Covid pandemic. Unfortunately I feel most people, myself very much included, fell into that former category.
I’ve never had good flexibility. The “President test” days back in elementary PE were the worst. I have always been curious about Yoga, you always hear about the benefits of doing it. So, when my friend suggested I join a yoga class with her, I jumped on the chance.
It helped that the class meets catty corner from my apartment and it’s with the Chicago Park District, so it’s a pretty good price!
Despite signing up a few months ago, the class began at the perfect time. As I wrote in my the last blog post, in physical therapy, they determined some of my weaknesses were flexibility and core. So at this recovery stage of my fitness, yoga and physical therapy seem to go hand in hand with each other.
You can call the pairing “Yogi and Boo Boo!” (I just thought of that while writing this and I’m much more proud of it than I should be.) Continue reading “My Introduction to Yoga”