A question about beginning yoga, dance and aerobics classes?

Question

I'm going to take a yoga class at my gym tomorrow morning. I'm a beginner. In my belly dance and pole dance classes, I always have problems when it comes to putting my body in certain positions and stretching. I have problems doing push ups too. Why? I literally feel like I am about to die!! And I'm not fat, either.

Now, I have had an unhealthy lifestyle for years. Old terrible habits don't fade so easily but I'm trying to slowly get myself on track. I don't know if that's the problem or could it be that I'm not used to this? Or it might be that I have no strength? What can I do about this so I can be more flexible with bending and stretching where it doesn't cause pain? I am carrying 30 extra pounds but I see "big women" and older people doing some of this stuff better than I can. What should I do?

Answer 1

The answer to your question is patience. Yoga is very difficult. Take some stretching classes and let things just happen. Progress is slow but will happen. The same applies to your push-ups. Do them on your knees (instead of toes) first and try to get to one. And just keep doing it. To gain strength and flexibility your body has to change and this takes time. If you see some result in three months, this is phantastic.

Answer 2

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