I Heart Hula Hooping!

Hi Readers,

 Today while my baby boy was sleeping I decided to try some yoga followed by some hula hooping. The yoga was actually really fun and I didn't lose motivation half way through or anything, it's definitely something I'm going to stick with!

 I decided to film a hooping video since I've not done that in aaaggess! It look me a few minutes to get into a flow with the hoop but once I did it was blissful :)





If you are interested in learning hoop dance then I have several tutorials on youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/hoopworkouts is my URL!

Have you tried hooping before? If so leave me a comment below :)

With love,
Carly

Would You Try Yoga?

Hi readers,

Today I want to tell you about my Yoga class!

If you are looking for a new way to get fit but hate feeling as if you're sweating like a pig in sh*t then I would highly recommend trying yoga.

There are different types of yoga including Bikram, Vinyasa and Kundalini to name a few, but we do 'Hatha Yoga' in class. It's very flowy, spiritual and there's some meditation involved (which I loved).

There was about 8 people in class most of them were quite old tbh! I expected it to be full of young women however my friend and I were the youngest there. 

We began by doing a gentle warm up then learned some poses. The only one I remember the name of is 'Cobra' you basically lie facedown on the floor and put your hands by your side and lift your head up so you are stretching your back, it felt good! 

We did a lot of balancing, holding quite difficult poses (even at beginner level they are quite challenging) and floor work. Everything flows nicely though and you learn some breathing techniques to go along with it.

At the end of class we all lay down on our mats with a pillow and blanket and the teacher turns the lights out (you will receive a medal if you manage not to giggle at this point!) and we are led through a lovely guided meditation.

Even though it felt very strange at first I actually got really into it and when I got home I felt really calm, positive and revitalised.

Here are some of the benefits of yoga:

Here are some yoga video's if you fancy trying it at home. 

Have you tried Yoga, or is it something you already do? 

With love,

Carly