I’m getting back on track with my fitness routine this month. Â Fall is my favorite time of year for running, and with school starting, I’ll have far too many events to attend to be worried about my “jiggly bits”. Â In addition to running, I will be strength training and doing yoga.
I practice yoga in my home and always alone. Â This is the only way for me to totally focus on the movements and breathing. Â It also means I can wear just a sports bra and yoga pants without giving it a second thought.
I do enjoy yoga. Â I usually do “Yoga X”, a 90-minute session of vinyasa-type yoga included in the “P90X” series of DVD”s. Â It is not easy for me and has presented a few unexpected problems.
I move well through poses until I come to one that requires standing on one leg, bending over and lifting the other leg straight out behind you.
I am naturally clumsy and with my 8lb chest on one end, I closely resemble a teeter totter! Â I trust that as I strengthen my core and back, these will become easier.
I proceed to a selection of moves I refer to as “Yeah, right Yogi”. Â These moves are trouble for any busty lady who
doesn’t want to be suffocated by her breasts . . .
. . . or who doesn’t  like cleavage sweat dripping into her eyes and mouth.
You could always try out the Rabbit pose, which presents the same sweat issues with a dose of breathing difficulty. Â A two for one special, indeed!
By simply looking at these photos, I ask you, “Where do I put my boobs again?”
Putting these small issues aside, yoga is a wonderful workout for me. Â There are poses I love like the Camel that pull back the shoulders, and bring the chest open and forward. Â This is great for those of us still working on our posture/slouching.
Even the poses that are really hard for me are worth doing. Â In fact, they are the ones I need the most. Â I am a 32J and a runner. Â I need a strong core, good posture and focus. Â So I modify or substitute a pose or two and just keep on breathing.
Namaste.
Ugh, Warrior III is one of the worst. I have very poor balance and always trip. It has gotten better after I cheated for a few month and held on to a chair while doing it.
I love my Panache Sports bra for preventing my boobs from trying to suffocate me.
I know! It’s even harder when they expect you to “flow” from warrior 2 into warrior 3. They momentum from lifting myself into it from warrior 2 is enough to make me teeter.
Anything that requires laying on my chest is an issue with me.
For the poses where you seem to wobble- you might want to do ankle strengthening exercises. While core exercises help, ankles can too. My 2nd ankle PT had me doing some one-legged poses to strengthen my ankle after an injury. Calf Raises, Spelling the alphabet with your feet, etc are great for that.
Thank you! I never would have thought of that. I broke my ankle 6 yrs ago and it’s never been the same so that may be it. Either way I’m going to look into the excercises/poses you mentioned.
I practice Yoga, but i dont know if i need a sport bra, becuase you don,t jump, move quickly…. What bra do you use?
I use a Panache Sports Bra. It’s actually too big in the band now so I’m looking for something new. There is no way I could go braless. The girls would get in the way even more.
im 32j 8lb chest wow i knew they were heavy but never thought about them weighing more than half st kind explains why im in smaller clothes with my weight loss but higher on the scales lol
That’s a funny story. I got on the scale and weighed myself then I “rested” my boobs on something and weighed myself…8 lb difference! Then just to double check, I just rested them on the scale…8 lbs! I’m sure it would’ve been hilarious to see.
When I was in undergrad, a classmate needed teaching hours for a yoga instruction course, so he taught free classes on campus. He didn’t understand why many of the female students could do certain poses with ease but not hold them. He said something about female lack of muscle and we explained possible suffocation and general discomfort. Just to add to the list, I give you The Plow: http://www.acefitness.org/images/webcontent/certifiednews/December_2010/March2011/PlowMain.jpg
You made me giggle. Every time someone asks me to lay flat on my belly as part of a workout I just roll my eyes and tell them to modify their expectations…
Please don’t do the shoulder stand. Look at the neck position and tell me how that can possibly be good for your spine. You are TRYING to rupture a disc!