bikram class.

meiho and i had a very awesome time at bikram class today.

the best i had in mths actually.
perhaps, because i have a very good rest at home ytd.

bikram is advanced yoga class. the intensity, the duration, the high temperature of 41 degrees actually makes it harder than the usual hot yoga class. but i am enjoying it. no matter where you go, the poses are the same. the standard set of 26 poses.

its a highly intensive work out. i swear at just the 2nd pose, your stomach, thighs and arm are alr generating alot of sweat. by 26 poses your entire large towel is soaked wet, if you are working hard in every single pose. it amazing how much one can sweat.

i don even feel tired today.
as usual, i did all my 25 poses and i think i fared much better than before. (i always skip one pose so as not to further injured my left elbow)

no looking back to how much you did in the last pose. look forward. try for your best for the second set. not achieved overnight. i am glad i did my best today.

there is a beginner at class today. looking at her makes me think back to where i am standing today, how far i have been. i smiled to myself. JIA YOU GIRL! one day, you will shine. lets all jia you together.

i started my first bikram class 5 yrs ago. and then i stopped. when i picked up again recently, it was yet another round of hell. shaky legs. unsteady movements. i still do, although lesser than before. with each class, i learn more, understand more and find myself at peace.

thats how awesome bikram is.

and hooray, i have been to enough classes that i finally rmb the 26 poses. that takes a lot of time to memorise and not be stunned looking around which is the next pose to do. i used to kan chiong and look everywhere (cause its so hot, so hard to concentrate alr you still got to hear what the instructor is saying.) the easiest way is to copy the person in front of me, left of me, right of me what on earth they were doing. HAHAHAHA.

the technique. the strength. the length. the concentration. the focus. the understanding of each posture (there is alot of understanding to each pose. takes alot of lesson for you to do it correctly. most of the time, we all did it wrongly the first time round.

you need to go for enough lessons, under the coaching of different instructors to really comprehend how to do each step. each instructor has their own way of saying the instructions. with more lessons, you can hear better and more carefully what the instructors are saying and from there you improve.

i am actually feeling depressed that i have to give up all the effort i have put in the recent mths cause i decided to spend the money on braces instead. T.T its so difficult to get your body used to the heat, the intensity and the poses.

its a life long process for you to improve and be more healthy. there is still so much to learn and improve. i will need a lifetime to learn and do poses like those shown in the posters. too difficult to kneel down and have my forehead touching my knee or bend down to have my elbows behind my calf muscles touching. they are not even close to touching. LOL. but, i am secretly happy to see my feet above my head in the standing bow pose. HAHAH. although, not high enough yet. still a long way to go!

a lifetime of continuous hard work in order to make your body that flexible. no shortcuts. only determination and sheer effort.

overall, bikram improves your bones mass cause you absorb better, strengthen your spine,  improves your respiratory and digestive system and overall good for health. haiya, the instructor just wanna convey how good bikram is. LOL.

i quoted from the web:

Bikram Yoga's twenty-six posture exercises systematically move fresh, oxygenated blood to one hundred percent of your body, to each organ and fiber, restoring all systems to healthy working order, just as Nature intended. Proper weight, muscle tone, vibrant good health, and a sense of well being will automatically follow.

le sigh. let me find more groupon bikram classes!

nonetheless, be it bikram or running, its still a form of exercise.and nth beat better than sweating it all out. (:

but haiz.
went for a international buffet after bikram class and now i am having some very serious stomach upset.
been to the toilet 7 times. i am losing water, too fast too furious.

i hope the condition is under control with the help of the pills and i will be able to continue with the run tml.
i really wanna go!!!

its our minty day.
pray for me for a well veron.

meanwhile, i will hydate myself cause i am severly lack of water from all the diarrhea.
hope you will all enjoy your Sunday! my girlfriends and i are all gg to enjoy our run tml morning!

happy Sunday all!
all right. i shall go do some stuff before i hit the sack tonight.