30 Things I learned on my 30 Day Challenge
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 01:57PM 30 Things I learned on my 30 Day Hot Yoga Challenge. When are you taking you challenge?
1. Deciding to do this challenge on January 1st was the best decision I ever made!
2. I transformed my body physically, mentally, and emotionally in more ways than I could ever imagine.
3. Only 1 time in 30 days I thought I had to leave the room to pee. I didn’t though - I sweated it out instead. Its pretty easy to do in a room that’s 100 degrees.
4. Waking up at 5:30am to take a hot yoga class feels really crazy in the moment but when its 8:15am and you are done with class, you feel so happy and proud!
5. Smoothies after evening classes saved my life and my sleeping patterns!
6. Taking a nap on Sunday afternoon after class is pretty awesome
7. Even though I did this on a few occasions, I do not recommend missing a day of class and doubling on another day. It just doesn’t feel right - or normal.
8. Having an accountability partner is KEY. I have the best message from Zach still saved on my phone where he is yelling into my voicemail “Only 6 more days”.
9. When you feel like shit, go to class, you will feel better.
10. When its that time of the month (sorry boys), GO TO CLASS. It makes the whole experience a lot better (if there is such a thing).
11. Doing Standing Bow Pulling after Standing Forehead to Knee really feels good on your lower back.
12. Kick back harder, way harder. Reach forward stronger, way stronger. Even though you think you are about to fall on your face.
13. When you think you are at your edge, push yourself just a little bit more. You will surprise yourself.
14. Somedays your hamstrings are tight and sometimes they aren’t. It doesn’t really matter if its Day 1 of your challenge or Day 30.
15. Some classes don’t feel as good as others... it doesn’t really matter. You went to class and worked to your edge that day. That’s an accomplishment.
16. I did a lot of laundry during my 30 day challenge. Remember to buy laundry detergent in bulk prior to doing any challenge like this.
17. I had no idea the entire yoga studio would be cheering me on. That was pretty awesome!!
18. Rhonda is always right.
19. You start to look forward to doing sit-ups because that means you are actually sitting down.
20. Become a camel... literally. Drink lots of water. More than you think you need.
21. Awkward Pose is just not my friend. Even after 30 days.
22. Your skin starts to get soft and glowing around Day 15.
23. When your body feels like it can’t take one more step into a hot yoga room, it is just your mind playing tricks that it can’t finish a challenge. Its just messing with you. Take your class.
24. 90 minutes goes by faster than you think.
25. I still don’t know what the word challenge really means
26. There are characters on the ceiling.... no, really there are. Don’t lie... you know you look up at the plastered ceiling and see faces just as if you are looking up at clouds. My guy is above the floor propane heater which I very loudly admitted one morning before an 8am Saturday morning class!
27. Touching your forehead to your knee before an 8am class sometimes feels wildly impossible.
28. By 30 days you can definitely start seeing new muscles popping out of different places.
29. Showing up to class and lying on the floor still counts. That was your challenge for the day. Don’t ever, ever give up.
30. Savasana is definitely the hardest pose of the class. The real challenge is to try and stay there an extra minute more than you did the day before.
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