CGP Ep270 Hot Yogaversary!

1 year ago this week I tried hot yoga and have been doing it 3-5 days a week ever since!

Adding this element to my routine has changed my life.

Coming from a strength coach, this is a dangerous thing to admit!

We use to make fun of these “fringe” fitness fads like Zoomba, Pilates, Aerobics, CrossFit, and Jazzercise. Well guess what Coaches… these are not fads and they are not going away. They create communities that accommodate everyone's needs, are easily accessible and don’t require a degree in anatomy to get started!

My favourite aspect of my yoga practice is the fact that someone else is in control.

I am just an inflexible old bald guy in the back of a class full of 98% women.

This is in stark contrast to my previous training regime that was either performed by myself or in a room with 98% men, led by me and performing exercises that I was good at.

(Lift heavy shit up and put it down) The fact that I am sweating 3 litres of sweat in an hour class while performing some of the most challenging bodyweight movements imaginable makes Hot Yoga a mental mind @#$%.

The only negative is the fact that the only time I get to see my good friend and soft tissue specialist anymore is by taking him out for dinner!

I use to need my psoas released, t-spine adjusted, and SI Joint realigned bi-weekly! Not anymore. My chakras are aligned!

But why read this when you can listen to me rant and rave about the good, the bad, the ugly and pooping poodles!

This Downward Dirty Dog goes DEEEEP into hot yoga in this week’s episode. Forward fold halfway lift and enjoy.