I have been such a slug lately. I think the weather has me in hibernation mode. That’s my only excuse.
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On Friday I got myself to the gym and did 2.5 miles on the track. I also worked on bench press using a Smith machine. That is my worst lift by far.
On Sunday it warmed up to 32 F. so Freckles and I went for a walk.
I’m taking an online course that incorporates some energy work. One of the things that we are supposed to do everyday is the Five Tibetan Rites. We started doing 7 of each exercise and are adding three each week until you get to a maximum of 21.
“Five tibetan rite 1” by J. Lunau – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The first one is to turn clockwise.
“Five tibetan rite 2” by J. Lunau – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The second is this leg lift followed by three deep breaths with your hands on your lower abs.
“Five tibetan rite 3” by J. Lunau – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The third is this chest opener that reminds me of preparation for camel pose.
“Five tibetan rite 4” by J. Lunau – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The fourth is this table pose followed by three breaths.
“Five tibetan rite 5” by J. Lunau – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The fifth is upward dog to downward dog.
It doesn’t take long to do these in the morning (when I remember to do them) so at least that’s a little bit of exercise in my sluggish time.
Thanks for sharing the Tibetan rites. Have a good week!
I know, the weather has been making me feel less than motivated too.
The Tibetan rites look like a great way to start the day. I like the idea of yoga sun salutations, but I have to be much more warmed-up than I am first thing in the morning to do them safely.
i LOVE this idea of reader workouts! great post!
It is a fun way to try to stay motivated. Feel free to join if you are interested!