I never realized I would fall in love with Bikram Yoga. Loves the suffocating heat (40deg Celsius!) of bikram room. It's like every inch of my body is sweating so hard while performing the 26 poses within the 90minute timeframe. It's literally tagatak-pawis. You would feel relaxed and energized afterwards.
My body is stiff, I know I'm not the sporty type. The first bikram session got me dizzy that I had to pause and sit on my mat from time to time while class was going on. Never attended ballet classes, I cant do back bend or any flexible moves.
Out of the 26 yoga poses, the ones I initially hate the most are 'Camel' (kneel down, bend back, touch your feet) and 'Fixed Firm' (kneel down, drop back and lie flatly on your back sitting on your legs) poses, I couldnt figure out how in the world can people bend their body without hurting their backs and their legs. Only on the 7th session did I finally manage to do it and hold for a few seconds. Hoorah. (Refer to image #20, #22) Good progress. There are still several poses in the standing series that I cant do properly, anyway it takes time.
Cheers to the intro session of 10consecutive days at only 50sgd. I've attended 8 sessions, and the result - finally I'm able to fit in to my favorite old black dress! Kinda shallow right? :) I usualy do things with just a simple end goal in mind. Hmm like attending a makeup workshop to know how to put false eyelashes, and now attending bikram yoga to get rid of unwanted fats and finally fit into my old dress. Simple, but it works. Low expectations = high satisfaction. Aim on one thing and get it, rather than aim on so many and not getting even one. :)
The only down side I can think of for bikram yoga, is the price! It's kinda pricey compared to typical yoga and pilates classes. All I can say is that after having bikram yoga, I dont feel much satisfaction doing the usual yoga anymore, it's not 'it' when you don't sweat like hell. :p
For people who are lazy and not disciplined enough to go for regular gym and jogging like me, I guess bikram's your best bet. Always remember you need to exercise more when you age.
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