lockdown movements

[tei]

I'm curious what everyone's physical practices are looking like if you're mostly on lockdown due to COVID? here, it's finally gotten warm enough to be outside comfortably for activities other than running, so I've been trying to do some gymnastics-type training in the park and am considering ordering a slackline and some rings that I could hang from a tree branch.

The downside is that I really don't like people watching me. :P

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[seerofheart]

I must preface with the admission that I'm still extremely entry-level with yoga, and even some of the videos I have found helpful I've still had to say, 'okay, my body can't hold this one for any longer even though the host's still going' so I suspect it's all quite subjective.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaekaRjij4Yl4wJcnPD4OZrn-09jrS3jS
I've been mostly using stuff off this playlist, and searching terms like 'yoga for Fibromyalgia', 'yoga for chronic pain', 'yoga for seniors', 'yoga for joint pain/arthritis' (even if they don't all apply to me, they're pulling up exercises my body is capable of) -- YMMV because I'm able to do floor exercises and move to a degree, I just can't hold many poses because my knees and shoulders are unstable/painful.
But if you can't do floor exercises, there's a fair few desk chair and wheelchair yoga videos if you search around. If you've got the time and patience, a quick skim through the video before you actually do it means you get some idea of what they're asking, and if it looks like it won't work for you, you can move onto the next one quicker.

And I've found if I'm watching something that seems promising but starts to push me past what I'm able to - I used to beat myself up over not managing it, but since I've started recognising, 'body says nope, I'll sit and wait for the next pose' I've been getting more out of these things. Plus, if a video has 3+ poses I Cannot do, I've just started being like, 'this one isn't for me'.

[jesse_the_k]

I appreciate these details a lot! Thanks.

/stumbles over to tv to try some out, o so gently