Apparently I have a goal of bicycling at least 2000 miles in a year. (More on that in a future post.) I try to "do something for at least 20 minutes" every day. Mostly this involves feet in some way (biking, walking, skating, stair stepper), but I also do yoga, which does involve feet, but there are modified yoga things that can be done on a chair or kneeling. In actual fact, I manage to "do something" for more like 45-60 minutes every day (with occasional 2.5 hour outliers like today), but partly that's because I work part-time. In fact, that one of the REASONS I work part-time! How I use my extra 2 hours a day: one hour for sleep, one hour for exercise.
Anyway, I recommend trying to find some yoga practice that can give you modifications where you're on your feet less. I went to yoga for a group outing (organized by someone else) about 12 years ago, decided to go back a few weeks later, discovered after I'd been going regularly for a month that my back had stopped hurting. Cheaper than a massage! Surprisingly, I found the mindfulness bit helpful as well. I am less frustrated by things I can't control than I used to be. I breathe through traffic.
I would say Hatha yoga would be the thing to start with. That's the kind where you hold a pose for 10-20 seconds, then do another pose. I do Power Vinyasa, which means "flow", so you're moving more quickly between poses It may be harder to get modifications figured out on the fly. When I started I had fewer injuries so I didn't need much in the way of modifications; after spraining my ankle and messing up both knees I now need mods, but I'm experienced enough to figure them out. Don't go to Bikram yoga. They are drill sergeants and averse to modifications. I found them kind of interesting as an anthropological study, but they're not my cup of tea.
So I didn't answer your question. I want a body that's more flexible and will age well. Strength is useful but not a goal.
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Anyway, I recommend trying to find some yoga practice that can give you modifications where you're on your feet less. I went to yoga for a group outing (organized by someone else) about 12 years ago, decided to go back a few weeks later, discovered after I'd been going regularly for a month that my back had stopped hurting. Cheaper than a massage! Surprisingly, I found the mindfulness bit helpful as well. I am less frustrated by things I can't control than I used to be. I breathe through traffic.
I would say Hatha yoga would be the thing to start with. That's the kind where you hold a pose for 10-20 seconds, then do another pose. I do Power Vinyasa, which means "flow", so you're moving more quickly between poses It may be harder to get modifications figured out on the fly. When I started I had fewer injuries so I didn't need much in the way of modifications; after spraining my ankle and messing up both knees I now need mods, but I'm experienced enough to figure them out. Don't go to Bikram yoga. They are drill sergeants and averse to modifications. I found them kind of interesting as an anthropological study, but they're not my cup of tea.
So I didn't answer your question. I want a body that's more flexible and will age well. Strength is useful but not a goal.