Saturday, September 10, 2011

PILATES--FRENCH FOR PAIN IN THE LEGS, ARMS, BUTT AND ESPECIALLY THE STOMACH!

That would be "THE CORE"! Since my next birthday is a major milestone. . . I had a little discussion with myself that I would get my body into better shape by the time I have my birthday next summer. So I added Pilates, Yoga and even Piloga to my exercise routine. Piloga is just a fusion of Pilates and Yoga and is just as pain producing as either one alone. I discovered muscles I never knew I had and maybe ones I didn't even want to know I had. Nor did I have a clue how uncoordinated and out of balance I could be. I am learning new poses every time I go.

One thing that ama
zes me is: HOW DID THEY EVER COME UP WITH THE NAMES FOR THE POSES!

Let's start out with some of the "simple" ones.
HAPPY BABY

CHILD POSE
The "TRIANGLE POSE" explains itself:


But some of the others are just plain goofy!


CAMEL POSE:



ANGRY CAT:
DOWNWARD DOG:



UPWARD DOG:


DOWNWARD CAT
:


PIGEON POSE:

COBRA POSE



WARRIOR POSE


THEN THERE IS JUST THE CREEPY. . . .


CORPSE POSE

Surprisingly, that is the one I can do the best!!!! Or maybe it is the "REVERSE CORPSE"?!?!?



In fact I think it is time to practice that pose right now. . . YAWN!!


2 comments:

Cowgirl said...

Oh, I am dying here...this is really quite funny and so true. Great pics too. You are too much. I applaud your goal of getting into the best shape of your life by your next birthday (that is your goal, isn't it?). Whatevvvv...keep up the work...it really is the only way to go through this short life we get. You may not live any longer but you will live better for however long you live. xoxo your cuz

Anonymous said...

Dang...I'm doing YOGA while I am reading blogs! I got the corpse pose D-o-w-n! Don't worry.. I'm serious... ask me about how I'm BREATHING whilst in my corpse pose. :) Kevel.. I LOVE you.. your as much of a smart ass as me...not many like us.. I just know I will love you when I finally meet you. This blog post PROVES it. Every morning.. just like these pix, I watch my animals (dogs, cats, etc) try to "show me the way" and, like you, I'm warming up to the idea. Hugs from SoDak. :)