#doxyspawn #doxybends also, i finally looked up what diaphragmatic breathing is (another rec for pelvic floor training) and it's just belly breathing, the same kind of thing i've already done in yoga... helpful

#doxyspawn #doxybends this yoga instructor saying closed twists are still OK until week 24 but everyone else seems to say 20. aaaa

#doxyspawn #doxybends also ihni how to parse this from my physio 😅

so is it unsafe or not??? i’m going with what she said at the end, but her initial statement makes it sound like it’s unsafe in general

#doxyspawn #doxybends no more plow for a good few months, but then i didn’t even expect to be cleared to do it at this point anyway

#doxyspawn #doxybends lol yoga instructor today is trained to teach pregnant folk and does all the prenatal classes, she said i can still do plow post at 20 weeks but it did Not feel comfy so i was like nope lol

#doxybends yeah p sure one of my fave yoga instructors has left, his business cards aren’t alongside all the other staff’s anymore :(

#doxybends #doxyspawn so i went to her class and it was actually good, she’s still tough but has chilled out a bit so she isn’t so offputting now lol. and i liked the class and she was good abt helping me with pregnancy friendly adjustments so i’ll prob go to more

#doxybends #doxyspawn one of the instructors who once put me off bc she was so brusque is one of the only 4 who’s trained to teach pregnant ppl lol and from her Insta it looks like she’s a mom herself

#doxylifts #doxyzooms #doxybends become less aware of pulling my shoulders back / tucking my tailbone in to engage my core and shit like that

#doxylifts #doxyzooms #doxybends (idk) i do notice when i don’t exercise for a while, my posture suffers lmao. like i’m just doing less shit with my body / cueing my body less so when i’m just going about my day

#doxybends the dog yoga was very cute 😭😭

the actual yoga was more like just a light stretching class and we were in an outdoor terrace so it was kinda hard to hear the instructor, and ofc it was hard to focus lmao but it was fun just to vibe with the dogs

#doxybends i signed up for this dog yoga session that the girls' running group organized and i'm excited lol... it's basically just a yoga session but there will be therapy dogs hanging out there too

#doxyspawn #doxybends it defo wasn't as woo-woo as i was expecting.

i got to ask her about positions that should be avoided and it honestly just sounds like belly against the floor, and "closed" twists which also end up pressing against belly. also lying on back after month 4

#doxyspawn #doxybends we also did some pelvic floor stuff

she said i prob don't need to come every week until week 28 or so, but i can still come every now and then now to ask qs and the like

#doxyspawn #doxybends she also showed us preg-friendly modifications which was useful. a lot of it included using a bolster so your belly isn't shoved against the floor like for cobra and pigeon

#doxyspawn #doxybends i also liked that while it was more chill overall, we were still doing three-legged down dog, wild thing, modified side plank, dolphin push-ups, so it's not like all the strength stuff was totally skipped

#doxyspawn #doxybends it was also rly encouraging to see someone that far along still going to yoga class

#doxyspawn #doxybends there were only 4 of us at various stages in the class, one person was at 34(!) weeks and her baby was in breech, so some of the class was dedicated to ways you could naturally try and get it to turn thru various exercises/poses, which was interesting

#doxyspawn #doxybends but yeah the instructor was good, she's been teaching pre-natal yoga for 20years and talked a bit abt various body things, she really makes me feel like i can trust her, she's also really nice and approachable

#doxyspawn #doxybends and i wanted to be like, your husband is an idiot

thinking that pregnant ppl shouldn't move around or do anything is such a common belief but it's complete bs, exercising regularly is actually beneficial

#doxyspawn #doxybends went to my first pre-natal yoga class, it was actually useful

altho one lady there was like, this is my first yoga class since getting preg as my husband was really worried abt me exercising/didn't want me to go

#doxyspawn #doxybends #doxylifts i'm also mad bc i don't exactly feel like doing yoga or strength training like this, but i'm already behind /again/ this week

#doxybends turns out masochism class is even rougher after not going for 2 months fjskg

#doxybends yin-yang yoga turned out to be exactly what i needed...

a guy at work used to do these classes and i've missed them but i misremembered them as yin, and didn't like the yin class i tried at my yoga studio bc it's too slow, this combo/balance makes more sense

#doxybends i should've really done some at home like i kept thinking to but... next time

#doxybends i haven't yoga'ed in 2 weeks due to various reasons, i should rly go tomorrow even tho there aren't rly any classes i want to do bc my back is starting to protest :I

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#doxylifts #doxyzooms #doxybends trying to plan out my workouts through the week while also giving myself adequate time to rest but when i have 5 sessions per week and other plans on top of that

#doxybends (she’s still teaching vinyasa level 2 at the studio near me tho so i can look fwd to continuing to suffer in there lol)

#doxybends “is she hot” ……yes

(i am normal in the class bc i know how to behave around others lol plus it’s pure aesthetic appreciation, the idea of anything actually happening is just uh… no)

#doxybends there was a newbie in class today and she was standing right next to her frankly telling her how to correct her form and moving her into place and stuff and part of me was like damn wish that were me