Yoga X - 6pm workout

I did an early evening Yoga X workout yesterday.  You'll notice that this time I did not get my heart rate up as much this time.  I also still struggle mightily with the poses that emphasize balance.  I've noticed that a balance a lot better on one leg over the other consistently. 

Time = 1 hour, 33 minutes
Avg HR = 100 bpm
Peak HR = 134 bpm
K Burned = 622

Yoga X

I managed to get another Yoga X workout in.  During the first 50 minutes (ballistic yoga), I think I sweat more than I ever have doing this before.  I had to pause to open my window more, and then pause again later to get some extra water.  I can keep up with the crew until we get to the Warrior 3 and half moon poses where you balance on one foot.  I suck at the balancing and constantly have to reset on the balance poses.  I am quite good at the stretches.  As for bridge/wheel, I stay in bridge the whole time, wheel feels too weird on my neck and i get nervous with neck strain.  I attempt crane and put a pillow down (you'll need it).  And yes, I do the ridiculous "ohms" at the end.  I figure I've done 91 minutes of stuff I would never do, why not finish the deed.

Avg HR = 110 bpm
Peak HR = 146 bpm
K Burned = 829 bpm
Time:  1:37:57  (so basically I spent an extra five minutes with the breaks, so those probably drew my avg HR down and increased my calories a little...and remember my watch is aggressive on the K counter to begin with).

Yoga X

I actually did this routine last night.  I apologize for how long it took to do another one.  At 92 minutes it is hard to find room in your schedule for it sometimes.  Last night I must have really brought it because my heart rate really spike during the ballistic yoga (warrior poses, vinyasas, sun salutations, etc.).  For the life of me I can't do the warrior 3 and the half moon stretches that go with it.  No don't get me wrong, I do not quit.  I just constantly reset.  I do the same with some of the balance poses, but I complete everything to the best of my abilities as that is the only way to "bring it."  I must also say that the "yoga belly 7" near the end are as difficult as the ab ripper x routine at times. 

Time = 92 minutes
Avg HR = 113 bpm  (97 on Feb. 10)
Peak HR = 154 (126 on Feb. 10)
K Burned = 837 (562 my first time on Feb. 10)


Well I clearly worked and pushed myself a lot harder this time around as you can see how much harder my heart worked.  I spent most of the first 50 minutes during the ballistic yoga in the upper 130's and up.  Like I said I made myself do everything, I even tried the crane poses and put a pillow down (which ended up being a very wise move!).  I will try to do Yoga X again next week to see if I can work that hard at yoga again and see which results are more accurate.

Yoga X (P90x0

The P90x is a 1 hour and 32 minute workout.  The first 50 minutes or so are ballistic yoga moves (i.e. constant shifting between positions).  You can actually burn a fair amount of calories and get your heart rate up a little bit (not cardio levels, but possibly up to fat burn levels at some points).  After that they go into balance poses (i.e. tree, crane, etc.).  I make good use of my $8 yoga block I bought on Amazon.com to help with the balancing.  Then there are some yoga style stretches, with a fair amount for the back.  After these stretches they do a 7 or 8 minute core/ab workout Tony calls Yoga Belly 7.  After that you go into some more general leg and glute stretches, and then your deep breathing/relaxation finish with some "ohms."  I have to say with the eyes being closed and deep breathing at the end, despite how hard you work in the first half, you feel completely relaxed at the end.  I used the chest strap because I felt with the first half being constant movement and the whole workout being difficult maneuvers that challenge your core and balance, there might be times your heart rate spikes and calories get burnt.  I figured at the very least a 300 calories given the first 50 minutes.

Avg HR = 97
Peak HR = 126
Calories Burned =   562 (basically 6 calories a minute, which seems realistic since cardio workouts do at least 10/minute usually.  Obviously if yoga was just an hour like Kenp, I'd be sitting at around 350 calories, almost half the amount I burned in Kenpo).