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Yesterday was my fourth workout session for this week and it’s starting to look like Gavin’s bored of watching Thomas on the computer while Mummy exercises. The 20 minute yoga sessions from the Yoga Zone DVDs are starting to work out pretty well because I don’t think Gavin can last a minute longer on his own.  Yesterday, he came over to see what I was doing and even tried copying a few of the moves.  Might I add that his down-dog form is simply excellent?

So on Thursday and Friday, I was only able to complete 20 minutes of yoga instead of 40 minutes like I did on Monday and Tuesday.  Considering I was recovering from mastitis, I guess it wasn’t such a bad thing to take it easy.  Then again, the workout from the Yoga Zone Sunrise & Sunset DVD didn’t feel particularly challenging and considering it is my third and fourth day of yoga after a long break without exercise, I’m sure I can’t attribute anything to my own personal fitness.  Perhaps if I had done both workouts consecutively, it might have felt different.

As far as yoga exercises go, I thought Sunrise & Sunset was about as relaxing as they come - and this is coming from someone who struggles with even the more basic moves in yoga.  If this was the workout that forms the basis for my SIL’s comment that she doesn’t do pilates because she finds it too difficult, then no wonder she reckons yoga is easier than pilates… 

Having been ingrained from the era of “no pain no gain”, it’s sometimes a little difficult for me to accept the concept that you can still be doing a lot for your body without pushing it to the point of muscular aches.  However, if simply doing Sunrise & Sunset will help me achieve some measure of results, then I’m pretty happy to keep on with these two routines on a regular basis.

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