Does anyone here do yoga, or know anything about it?

[MillCreek]

I am the first to admit that I know nothing of yoga.  My wife, however, has been talking about it from the standpoint of stretching and maintaining range of motion as we get older.  Apparently there are some local classes at the Y and some other places. 

[Brad Johnson]

SWMBO does it on occasion, mostly as a stress reliever and to deal with leg and lower back cramps. Given its relatively low impact and controlled physicality, it seems it would be an excellent way for those of us past the half-century mark to maintain agility and range of motion.

Brad

[Perd Hapley]

I am the first to admit that I know nothing of yoga.  My wife, however, has been talking about it from the standpoint of stretching and maintaining range of motion as we get older.  Apparently there are some local classes at the Y and some other places.  

If your wife is a white gal woman of whiteness, it's cultural appropriation, and it totally triggers me.

[dogmush]

I have bad knees and the normal "22 years in the Army" aches.  I started doing yoga 3(ish) times a week for core strength and flexibility about a year, year and a half ago.  When I keep up on it it really helps with flexibility and aches and pains, as well as making me less sore after running and workouts.  I haven't been able to do anything for about 6 weeks, and I can definitely feel it. 

I wouldn't go to a class however.  There is more than a lifetime's free yoga on Youtube that you can do in your own house, comfortably.

Here are some of the routines I use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCIviBT3Txc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYY8KovKO3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzm3fA2HhkQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JiIb8nUNJM

But there are thousands of vids depending on what you want to work on.  I just grabbed a yoga mat off of amazon for a non slip surface.

[Ben]

What? Asking if anyone does yoga here after all the times I';ve talked about it!?!    

Backstory: Cramming myself into little cockpits for hours at a time was killing my back during my working days. My doctor told me to do yoga and I told him I wasn't a liberal woman who drinks clear liquor or a homo. He told me to get over myself, but if I was having manliness issues to try Budokon, which is a mix of martial arts and yoga.

http://budokon.com/

I started using this DVD:

https://www.amazon.com/Cameron-Shayne-Budokon-Beginners/dp/B00068RZ18/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1TDNDK8NWOHPD&dchild=1&keywords=budokon+cameron+shayne&qid=1591126364&sprefix=budokon%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-2

It kicked my ass. Not the martial arts portion, but the yoga portion. I felt like a weakling. I had no idea how many muscles were involved in yoga. To this day, if for some reason I skip the moves in that DVD (at this point I have them memorized so work them into weekly training that also involves the heavy bag and TRX) for any length of time, I get my ass kicked again when I get back up to speed. Oh, also, the yoga took care of the back issues and to this day I attribute it to keeping my back mostly in shape.

There's also something like this DVD - "Yoga for Inflexible People":

https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Inflexible-People-Judi-Rice/dp/B00006JXWB/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=Yoga+for+Inflexible+People&qid=1591127041&s=movies-tv&sr=1-4

Which I find much easier than Budokon style yoga and good just for streching while watching TV or whatever, or, if you're inflexible. :)

Just examples. As Dogmush pointed out, lots of free stuff on the interwebz. But yes, I'm a big fan, especially, as far too many people here like to point out, I'm "Okay Boomer". I've been big on both the yoga and other strength training and protein supplements to keep my muscle mass from disappearing too fast as I approach death's door.

[Perd Hapley]

What? Asking if anyone does yoga here after all the times I';ve talked about it!?!    

Backstory: Cramming myself into little cockpits for hours at a time was killing my back during my working days. My doctor told me to do yoga and I told him I wasn't a liberal woman who drinks clear liquor or a homo. He told me to get over myself, but if I was having manliness issues to try Budokon, which is a mix of martial arts and yoga.

http://budokon.com/

I started using this DVD:

https://www.amazon.com/Cameron-Shayne-Budokon-Beginners/dp/B00068RZ18/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1TDNDK8NWOHPD&dchild=1&keywords=budokon+cameron+shayne&qid=1591126364&sprefix=budokon%2Caps%2C334&sr=8-2

It kicked my ass. Not the martial arts portion, but the yoga portion. I felt like a weakling. I had no idea how many muscles were involved in yoga. To this day, if for some reason I skip the moves in that DVD (at this point I have them memorized so work them into weekly training that also involves the heavy bag and TRX) for any length of time, I get my ass kicked again when I get back up to speed. Oh, also, the yoga took care of the back issues and to this day I attribute it to keeping my back mostly in shape.

There's also something like this DVD - "Yoga for Inflexible People":

https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Inflexible-People-Judi-Rice/dp/B00006JXWB/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=Yoga+for+Inflexible+People&qid=1591127041&s=movies-tv&sr=1-4

Which I find much easier than Budokon style yoga and good just for streching while watching TV or whatever, or, if you're inflexible. :)

Just examples. As Dogmush pointed out, lots of free stuff on the interwebz. But yes, I'm a big fan, especially, as far too many people here like to point out, I'm "Okay Boomer". I've been big on both the yoga and other strength training and protein supplements to keep my muscle mass from disappearing too fast as I approach death's door.

OK Boomer

[Ben]

OK Boomer

Get. Off. My. Lawn.

[makattak]

I haven't done yoga in a while, but I've previously done yoga at a gym and with videos. Most recently I've used the Wii fit routine.

It might be more worthwhile to try the Wii fit yoga routines. It provides a lot of feedback about keeping your balance and form that you can't get from a DVD.

With the balance board measuring, it's a significant challenge and even has some more advanced poses. (And, of course, some that don't need the balance board.)

[Ron]

For stretching, Yin yoga is all stretching.

The other styles will build some measure of strength over time, particularly core strength.

I used to go to a Yin Yoga class at my gym and found it really helpful.

[MillCreek]

As I see it, a possible advantages of classes is that I might get to see acceptable uses of yoga pants. 

[TechMan]

As I see it, a possible advantages of classes is that I might get to see acceptable uses of yoga pants. 

Great...the thought of MillCreek in yoga pants just flashed through my mind...

[Ben]

As I see it, a possible advantages of classes is that I might get to see acceptable uses of yoga pants.  

Sure, whatever floats your boat, dude. 

[Perd Hapley]

If you don't yoga, you ain't black.

[MillCreek]

If Ben were truly A Friend To All, he would come up with some pictures of Hot Ukrainian (former) Co-Worker in yoga pants.

[MillCreek]

Great...the thought of MillCreek in yoga pants just flashed through my mind...

I am often in cycling tights and jersey, so just as bad, I suppose.

[Ben]

If Ben were truly A Friend To All, he would come up with some pictures of Hot Ukrainian (former) Co-Worker in yoga pants.

There's way better ones than that on the interwebz now. She started competing nationally in those bikini fitness competitions and won like 2nd place or something  in the 40ish category.

[Jim147]

I thought it said Yoda.

[BobR]

As I see it, a possible advantages of classes is that I might get to see acceptable uses of yoga pants. 

And the flip side, totally inappropriate use of yoga pants. You do know that yoga embraces all body shapes and more than of few of them use round as a shape.

bob

[Ben]

And the flip side, totally inappropriate use of yoga pants. You do know that yoga embraces all body shapes and more than of few of them use round as a shape.

bob

I bet Millcreek thinks nude beaches are full of hot women. 

[MillCreek]

I bet Millcreek thinks nude beaches are full of hot women. 

A truism: the older you get, the people you are more likely to see naked are the very people you do not want to see naked.

[Ben]

A truism: the older you get, the people you are more likely to see naked are the very people you do not want to see naked.

You don't have to wait till you're old. My 20something youthful libido was shocked into impotency on the beaches of Yugoslavia.

Though I will say that I saw some of the most beautiful women of my life there, but for every one of those, there were 20 "cannot be unseen" women. Sadly (Okay Boomer!) those beautiful women are today likely in the "cannot be unseen" category.

[BlueStarLizzard]

Hell, the only thing I wore when I was super fat was yoga pants. They are comfy, damnit. I may never go back.

I have yoga DVD, but I never really stuck with it long enough to feel any real impact. However, there's a few positions that make my back feel wonderful.

[Battle Monkey of Zardoz]

Wouldn’t Tai Chi be better?

[BlueStarLizzard]

Wouldn’t Tai Chi be better?

I always saw Tai Chi as more of a balance and movement thing. Yoga is the deep stretching and breathing.

[p12]

This is something I need to start.

Looking on amazon prime I have access to 1039 different yoga instructors.