I went back to the 21 Day Fix Real Time this week. I really like this workout and trainer. It is different every day, the clothes are different, the workout is different, the people move around. Every single day for 21 days it is a different workout. The second week has basically the same move during each workout, but increases the difficulty. The third week is the same, but with additional increased difficulty. Autumn has her friends doing this workout with her, and the way they interact makes the workout more enjoyable for me. Anyway, tomorrow is the 7th day and it is yoga 🙁 Fortunately, Autumn doesn’t like yoga days much, so the way she shows us is a little easier for me to follow and adapt.
I hate yoga, it hits all of my complicated spots. I have problems with my wrists, so it hurts so badly to be in some of those poses. They say to use my fists instead of a flat hand, but I also have arthritis in my hands. Complicated spots. She doesn’t make us hold the pose for long periods of time, so I don’t hurt as much with this workout. I get very dizzy when getting up and down, or bending down trying to do the yoga positions. Another complicated spot.
I have BPPV. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Which means that if I move my head in certain ways, I get dizzy and can’t balance. When I get into the position, about 30 seconds or a minute later the whole room starts to spin. If you look in my eyes when this happens, they are going crazy side to side trying to figure out which way is up. This happens when I lay down in bed, when I turn my head while laying down, when I turn on my side, turn to the other side, and then again when I sit up, then stand up. I have to do each of these things is stages while I wait to figure out where the wall is, or the bed, or wherever. It always makes me feel at least a little nauseated until a bit after I recover. I’m usually ok about focusing on the fact that my hands are touching the bed, or my feet are touching the floor, so I know I’m not falling. This helps me from over-correcting and actually falling. It’s a process. And it makes yoga very frustrating, and stomach turning.
It is supposed to be 21 days straight, but on days that I am lifting and moving a bunch of stuff at work, I am exhausted and feel that I have done a workout already. It’s only one day a week, so I don’t feel like I’m slacking off or cheating.
I’m feeling pretty good 🙂