Hi Edy! I am so glad you former Aerobic gals still love to dance and move! We have more standing dance classes in the queue! Happy New Year and blessings for good health to you! Sherry
Hi Linda! You are such a dedicated Yogi and now you see how you have reaped the rewards of your great efforts. You are a walking testament to healing better by practicing Yoga, and of course... the Dances keeps the joy in your heart! I am so glad you enjoy Sara's workouts. She is a dynamo and glad that you are benefitting from her videos, and other teachers, as well! When your friends and family ask how you can be doing so well ... you can smile and tell them that you are practicing self-care with Yoga Vista:) Love and Blessings to you! Love, Sherry
Hi Nicole! I totally understand your issue and I have experienced this myself, and know of other Yoga teachers who have as well. It is most likely tendonitis... a flaring up of overused tendons from yes... repetitive movements. When practicing the dances in particular, there is alot of rehearsing to get the moves right. So this can lead to over-use. What I do is three things to minimize the over-use.
1) Do the moves in your mind's eye rather than in the physical. When I was a gymnast, I used to do my uneven bar routine over and over in my mind as my practice. Studies show this type of rehearsing is just as beneficial as the physical.
2) Make your moves very small. For instance, don't lift your arms all the way up, just bend your elbows and raise your forearms. Reduce full extension of your joints when practicing by keeping your arm movements closer to your body.
3) Rest is the only way to reduce the pain. Ice can help as well.
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Hi Edy! I am so glad you former Aerobic gals still love to dance and move! We have more standing dance classes in the queue! Happy New Year and blessings for good health to you! Sherry