I get it's purpose but man, it is NOT for me. I would prefer a loud, head banging drum beat to spa music and a fast paces, work your body hard workout over trying to do a downward dog. It probably helps that I have no flexibility whatsoever, never have.
That being said, I don't really like any exercise at all but yoga just seems so foreign to me.
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
So funny you say this - I love basically all kinds of exercise, running 10Ks, crossfit, barre workouts, boot camp, you name it - AND I CAN'T STAND YOGA. It's like my body just does not agree with it. I meditate and totally see the power of contemplation, but there is something about yoga that just makes me want to kill someone! I went on Saturday because I always feel like I "should" like it, and know stretching/flexibility/breathing are important parts of fitness, but man - I was so angry afterward. 
clementine / 878 posts
I prefer the power flow yoga where I still feel like I'm getting a workout. Which is not the traditional point of doing yoga. But there are some days where a relaxing yin class (stretching) is exactly what I need.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Me! My doctor keeps telling me to go for my migraines but I just don't want to.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Yeah, I think it's pretty boring. I only do yoga when I am pregnant!
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
haha I tried a prenatal yoga DVD and shut it off within 10 minutes, it was so bad. I promptly went back to dancing to Michael Jackson songs on the Wii.
I also tried a class during grad school. It was too early in the morning, and that's about the extent of what I remember
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Ha sorry yoga doesn't do it for you ladies! Yoga is totally my thing and I love just about every different style Ive tried.
honeydew / 7235 posts
yeah, I'm not really a fan. I much prefer pilates mat classes to yoga!
clementine / 828 posts
I find regular yoga slow and boring but I love hot yoga, especially flow classes. It's really vigorous and I work up a great sweat!
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
I'm like you, I prefer fast paced workouts. I'm too impatient with yoga and not very gentle/ladylike so the moves come out all weird. Guess this is why I never graceful in ballet as a child. Ha!
pomegranate / 3314 posts
Oh my God, it's SO boring. I agree with others that I feel like I should like it, but I just can't. Whenever I make myself go, I always leave feeling like I wasted time when I could have been doing something more rigorous. I much prefer loud, upbeat classes. They really lift my mood and make me feel like I've worked hard.
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
I like yoga in theory, but every time I try, I realize I hate it.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
I'm not a fan, and I can't do a fair amount of the positions. I realize that if I practiced, I'd get better, but it not even on the bottom of my list of priorities. I've had 2 docs recommend it during pregnancy, but I've yet to look into it.
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
i've tried it a couple of times but never got into it. maybe i didn't give it a fair shot? given that i love kickboxing though, i don't think yoga is for me.
pomelo / 5331 posts
I like it but I never have the motivation to do it. I can't do yoga for too long though, I get bored.
persimmon / 1453 posts
Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only one! Yoga seems like such a drag to me. I'd much rather stretch out and get an endorphin boost through higher intensity workouts.
cherry / 241 posts
I'm with you! I just can't get into it. I am NOT flexible whatsoever, and I just don't really get that "I just worked out and I'm feeling good" feeling after! I guess that, with such a busy schedule, if I'm going to take time to work out, then I have to feel like I did some substantial fat-burning.
I definitely see its appeal, but I just personally can't get into it.
kiwi / 545 posts
I'm not a fan of bikram yoga but I do take yoga sculpt classes which is a combination of weight lifting, sprints of cardio and yoga to lengthen and stretch muscles in a hot room so you sweat and detox. It is a fast-paced class with hip hop music. Love it
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
i tried it once, but my body wouldn't cooperate and i kept laughing, so everyone in the room was throwing me eye daggers the whole time.
pomelo / 5789 posts
Ditto.
I love exercising but would take a hard cardio workout over Yoga any day. It's painful and uncomfortable.
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