Yoga makes me fart.

In all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, dealing with a sick husband, catering to a dog that needs to be walked and a heaping pile of work that needs to be done before going on my holiday leave, there is little time for exercise. But, I made a commitment to myself that I WOULD NOT regress over the holidays and MUST continue my workout regimen. So…with the dog walked, and Eric snug as a bug on the couch with a thermometer in his mouth and packed full of medicine, I tried to sneak in a few minutes of yoga. I don’t know about any of you, but yoga makes me fart. I just can’t help it. In my transition from upward to downward facing dog, gases were flowing and it had to go somewhere. Thinking Eric’s NyQuil had kicked in and he was fast asleep (come to find out that was the dog snoring), I may have fluffed a little bit. In response, Eric yells, “Ewe do you do that in your yoga classes?” I want to state for the record, that NO, I have NEVER farted in the middle of a yoga class, BUT there have been many yogis who have and I can only bet that my time is a coming.

This made me consider my digestive normalness, so I Googled it and was blown away with the number of search results – 410,000 to be exact. And (drumroll please), me and my flatulence are normal! There is even a video, “How to Handle a Fart in Yoga Class” which is worth checking out: http://www.howcast.com/videos/459415-How-to-Handle-a-Fart-in-Yoga-Class. There are also articles that address yoga class vaginal farts (totally nasty), farting etiquette, and poses to help you let ‘em rip. I did not tackle all of the articles, but get the general drift. With all the twisting, bending and stretching, you are bound to feel a little pressure. How you react to it is what matters. In the words of my niece, Berkley, “Boys fart, girls poot.” So in full princess style, I will poot with grace and style my next yoga session and not feel bad about it.

Happy Holidays everyone! From me and Mr. Hankey.

The Sound of Music.

Although my blog is filled with my exercising mishaps or woes, I want to clarify that I actually do have workouts that are normal and relatively uneventful. However, what is the fun in talking about that.  But, waiting on a crazy workout means lapse in between my posts, so sorry again for the delay.

My legs are hurting so bad today after my workout yesterday that I have to do the trust fall just to sit down. You all know it…you blindly fall backwards and hope for the best. At least my chair at work had wheels, so I could just pedal around the office. Why am I in such pain, you ask? Pintrest.  If you are familiar with Pintrest, you understand. If not, I will let you in on a little secret – Pintrest is the holy grail of information for foodies, crafters, procrastinators and workout enthusiasts. I happen to fall under all four categories, so I am always on the search for the latest and greatest “pin.” Well, I finally met my workout match and have posted it below. It is a four part workout, with each list being a complete circuit training guide that spans the length of the average song on your iPod.  All in all, it took me about 20 minutes to do, and probably 2 days to recuperate.

The first list, accompanied by one of my favorite bands, the Black Crowes, was a breeze. I felt confident that I could finish all four. Man was I naive. The second list busted out mountain climbers, which I haven’t done since middle school, and with good reason: THEY SUCK. There was too much jiggling, but the sounds of Stroke 9 actually made it tolerable. But by the start of list three, I was sweating like a man and it was embarrassing (granted, only Posha was in the room, but still). Wave on Wave by Pat Green could not get me past the waves of nausea that hit once I started on the 50 bicycle spins. I don’t remember the song to list four, as I was just struggling to just breathe. But, I do recall being ½ way through the Russian Twists and thinking about Piroshky, the Russian bakery in Seattle. Any of my Seattleite friends want to hook me up with some next day air potato, cheddar, and onion roll? I feel like I have earned it!

Anyway, this workout was actually challenging, awesome, and I will try to “best” my time in future sessions. Try it out and let me know what you think… 

Here is the actually website (to give credit where credit is due): http://150lbsto120lbs.tumblr.com/post/16677730013/backonpointe-thin-gorgeous-music-lies-but