Around here we usually walk for fitness. It’s almost always decent weather, there are miles of walking trails through woods, along beaches, up hills; plenty of variety. But some days it really is too windy/icy/muddy/cold, so for alternative activities I’ve got the pool plan (waiting for maternity swimsuit to arrive) and something I’ve been meaning to try out, the Tara Stiles yoga channel.

Today for the first time I went to the yoga channel, picked the first routine available, and went through it. I found her instructions easy to follow, and I liked that she suggested alternatives as she went along to modify if you needed to do less or more. There’s a good mix of stretching, balance and strength in the first routine, and although some positions I really couldn’t do pregnant, I can see how doing more of this will improve my balance. Which, if you’ve ever been pregnant, you know is pretty challenged right now.

I actually had fun, and I think adding a yoga routine to my mornings will perk me up and stretch me out, not to mention making me feel okay about skipping a walk when it’s really too windy/icy/muddy/cold.