Yoga!

Today we had another snow day--well technically an "ice day".  After working on some sewing projects, Chris and I decided we wanted to do something different like stretching or yoga instead of running.  I've read that I need to not only run, but do cross training, stretching, and other activities to keep up my fitness levels.  Plus, if all I do is run, then I am only working the muscles that the body uses for running and my other muscles don't get a workout.

We put in one of our P90X DVDs called One-on-One Yoga DVD.  Compared to the P90X Yoga, this is mild.  P90X Yoga is 90 minutes long of lots of holding positions--which can become painful.  It feels good, in  a painful way!  The One-on-One DVD was only 48 minutes, but still pushed me to my yoga limit.  I could tell my muscles needed the stretching and extending, so it really felt good.  I couldn't do every single thing on the DVD, but I almost completed it all.

The funniest part of our workout was when our dogs and cats decided that they would help us workout.  At one point, while I was in a pose with one leg down and my arms and other leg in the air, Pepper rolled on the ground beneath me and kept pushing at my back with her paws.  I kept thinking Chris was trying to tickle me, and just started laughing when I realized it was Pepper.  
 
What a great break from my normal workout!