[Diabetes-talk] information wanted for Pilates and/or yoga?

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

You'd actually be surprised how much you walk in a day; it's just
usually not done at one time or done at a quick pace, smile.

Bridgit

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Of d m gina
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 10:08 AM
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] information wanted for Pilates and/or yoga?


Oh my gosh glad you can walk that long.
Keep up the swell work.

Original message:
> Try doing your first ever 3 mile indoor walk using a DVD and then let 
> me know which is worse, the way you feel after the walking or 
> water-boarding. I did it earlier this week and when I was done, I was 
> like asking myself, Are you trying to kill me?  But I knew it was time

> for me to go to the next level, and have done two 3-mile walks twice 
> now over two consecutive days. Not bad considering my first time I did

> the program back in the beginning of February, I could barely make a 
> mile.  The second 3-mile walk wasn't nearly as exhausting or as bad as

> the first. Oh well, such are things when you pick up a new exercise 
> program.  My goal is to get to 4 miles each day 6 days a week.  We'll 
> see when that happens. Julie


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:08 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] information wanted for Pilates and/or 
> yoga?

> Sounds almost worse than water-boarding to me. (smirk)

> Mike


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:11 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] information wanted for Pilates and/or 
> yoga?

> Only yoga has the philosophical element, but most modern gyms only 
> focus on the actual physical part.

> And these types of stretching work heavily with breathing techniques, 
> so the spiritual side kind of goes hand-in-hand, but it's really about

> focusing on the breathing and position. As I said, modern gyms will 
> want you to focus on the breathing, but I doubt they will be teaching 
> any spiritual element unless it's a specific yoga facility or some 
> hippy-dippy instructor, grin.

> I was doing Pilates and yoga long before I lost my sight, so I do a 
> lot on my own without help. I was a dancer and fitness instructor back

> in the day, so I just remember a lot, which helps.

> I'm not aware of described videos, but in my experience, most exercise

> videos describe movements as the instructor goes along, so they very 
> well may work for blind people.

> A yoga or Pilates class shouldn't be a problem at all. It's very easy 
> for an instructor to describe each position as you go along, and if 
> you are comfortable, they can even help place you in a position if 
> necessary. You can also go with a work-out partner so they can 
> describe positions as you go along.

> Bridgit

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Julie Kline
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:43 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] information wanted for Pilates and/or yoga?


> Hi All,



> I had read in a recent message from Bridget that you've done Pilates. 
> For people who have done these, I'm just curious, how do you do these?

> Are there DVDs available that you use where they verbally describe 
> what moves they are doing and you can follow along safely?  Do you go 
> through a facility?  The place I go to offers classes in Pilates and 
> yoga, but I never did it just because I'm not into the whole 
> philosophical and meditation aspect of those, (nothing towards that, 
> it's just not my thing), but if there's something out there that just 
> does the stretching part, I'm curious as to how you made it work.  I 
> currently use some walking DVDs, but would like to mix things up a 
> little.



> Thanks.

> Julie



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