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Stretching, and congrats to Stephen
Sep. 1st, 2007 10:54 amIt's the perfect day to be at the rennfaire, so of course *today* is the one I spend inside doing housework, as opposed to the pressure cooker that was last weekend. Oh, well, at least this means I can keep all the windows open and air out the house. There's a very scary list of things to do and only 3 days to do them in.
Who News:
Congratulations to The Mighty Moffat, who has his second Hugo for "The Girl in the Fireplace" (Dramatic presentation, short form). I will be happy for him and rise above the fact that I wanted School Reunion to get it, and that I think Blink is a better script. (Since Blink is going to be eligible for next year's Hugos, I'm fully expecting Stephen M to get a hat trick.)
Exercise - Wake Up w/Yoga
The morning yoga thing? SUCH A FANTASTIC IDEA! You don't need anything special - no yoga mat, no yoga clothes, just whatever you sleep in and your bed and maybe a pillow, and it builds from "ugh, the alarm is on" to getting you ready to get out of bed.
My routine, which runs about 6ish minutes, has been stitched togetherFrankenstein- quilt-like from multiple sources:
The book Yoga in Bed: 20 Asanas to do in Pajamas, which I highly recommend. There is a website for the DVD, which has a couple exercises as a teaser; click the upper left corner.
The book Travel Yoga, which I don't particularly recommend, but I'm doing my best to get my money's worth.
Pajama Yoga on YouTube, where a middle-aged woman does a series of exercises while her bread is in the toaster. We see more of her stomach than strictly necessary, but the concept is great.
Bedtime Yoga on YouTube by some model I've never heard of. There's a certain "I have five brain cells but I'm trying to impress you with my gravitas" about this, but the exercises are sound and clearly shown.
Namaste Yoga Video 5 minute Preview on YouTube. The New Age Deep Meaning drips from every overproduced visual moment - they lost me on "movement phrase," which is just ridiculous, and "today's dynamic flow" *almost* made me turn it off - but the images are clear and that twisted side stretch was something I hadn't seen before. Also, it's much better than the side twist in the pajamas book because it is less likely to bonk me into a cat wondering WTF I'm doing instead of jumping up to produce breakfast. (I am quite likely to chase down and purchase this DVD... and watch it with the sound off.)
The book Stretching in the Office, which I'm telling you right now is a waste of money and paper, and if postage wouldn't eat up the price of returning it, I would. It's all basic stretches that you can find on the web, and a good half of it is the manual for software that isn't included - they're hoping that you'll just up and download it (for an extra fee, of course.)
( The routine. So simple, a fat forty-year-old fan could do it )
Who News:
Congratulations to The Mighty Moffat, who has his second Hugo for "The Girl in the Fireplace" (Dramatic presentation, short form). I will be happy for him and rise above the fact that I wanted School Reunion to get it, and that I think Blink is a better script. (Since Blink is going to be eligible for next year's Hugos, I'm fully expecting Stephen M to get a hat trick.)
Exercise - Wake Up w/Yoga
The morning yoga thing? SUCH A FANTASTIC IDEA! You don't need anything special - no yoga mat, no yoga clothes, just whatever you sleep in and your bed and maybe a pillow, and it builds from "ugh, the alarm is on" to getting you ready to get out of bed.
My routine, which runs about 6ish minutes, has been stitched together
The book Yoga in Bed: 20 Asanas to do in Pajamas, which I highly recommend. There is a website for the DVD, which has a couple exercises as a teaser; click the upper left corner.
The book Travel Yoga, which I don't particularly recommend, but I'm doing my best to get my money's worth.
Pajama Yoga on YouTube, where a middle-aged woman does a series of exercises while her bread is in the toaster. We see more of her stomach than strictly necessary, but the concept is great.
Bedtime Yoga on YouTube by some model I've never heard of. There's a certain "I have five brain cells but I'm trying to impress you with my gravitas" about this, but the exercises are sound and clearly shown.
Namaste Yoga Video 5 minute Preview on YouTube. The New Age Deep Meaning drips from every overproduced visual moment - they lost me on "movement phrase," which is just ridiculous, and "today's dynamic flow" *almost* made me turn it off - but the images are clear and that twisted side stretch was something I hadn't seen before. Also, it's much better than the side twist in the pajamas book because it is less likely to bonk me into a cat wondering WTF I'm doing instead of jumping up to produce breakfast. (I am quite likely to chase down and purchase this DVD... and watch it with the sound off.)
The book Stretching in the Office, which I'm telling you right now is a waste of money and paper, and if postage wouldn't eat up the price of returning it, I would. It's all basic stretches that you can find on the web, and a good half of it is the manual for software that isn't included - they're hoping that you'll just up and download it (for an extra fee, of course.)
( The routine. So simple, a fat forty-year-old fan could do it )
