Most anyone who has known me for a while knows that I have been a loyal follower of Bikram Yoga since my junior year of college (which means more that six years, eek!). It has ebbed and flowed – with some periods of three or more classes a week and others with six months lapsing between classes at times.
With this ill-timed injury of alleged peroneal tendonitis (could still be a stress fracture, will find out in ten days) and no marathon to train for – making it the second marathon I’ve registered for an never made it to the starting line – I need a new challenge.
I went to a yoga class today and felt pretty good. I abstained from doing any poses balancing on my left foot, but other than that I felt like a decent workout.
Yoga studios often offer 60-day challenges, which as you would guess, means 60 classes in 60 days. Since I’m assuming I won’t be out of commish that long, I was pleased to discover that the new studio I went to today has a challenge of 30 classes in 30 days. Still a challenge, certainly, but seemingly more attainable and fits a bit better into the schedule.
The only hurdle is that I’ll be traveling for work the week of Feb. 23, so I’ll have to work out the logistics of whether they’ll accept classes from another studio. Regardless, I think it’ll be a fun challenge and a fun way to make the best of an injury.
