247CM 사진 | 켈시 가르시아
247CM 사진 | 켈시 가르시아
With pool yoga, like many things in life, the hardest part is starting. That's what I discovered as I very inelegantly crawled onto my floating yoga pad, my knee dunking one edge of the mat into the water, creating a puddle that would remain for the rest of class.
나는 최근에 머무는 동안 플로팅 요가라고도 불리는 아쿠아 요가를 시도했습니다. 독특한 20°87° 멕시코 리베리아 마야에서. 저는 이와 같은 자기 관리 및 피트니스 활동으로 구성된 리조트의 연례 Aura Wellness 이벤트에 참석하기 위해 그곳에 있었습니다.
I should note that I'm an absolute yoga beginner . (Is there a word to indicate a level below beginner?) While I admire those who practice yoga regularly, and can imagine its benefits, I've just never gotten into it. That said, I do consistently work out and take barre classes several times a week, so I felt somewhat prepared to try the unique class. Here's how it went.
아쿠아 요가란 무엇인가?
Aqua yoga is pretty much what it sounds like: a yoga class taking place on an inflatable pad in some form of water, typically a pool or the ocean, instead of a mat on a floor — because that would be far too easy, right? Some similar variations can take place on a paddleboard or simply in the water with more of a lower-body focus. (There's even a vintage 247CM 피트니스 영상 그러기 위해서.)
Like aerial yoga, the workout makes traditional yoga slightly more challenging because you have to carefully maintain your balance throughout the entirety of class. Each class is different, but participants can likely expect to mostly move through a variety of seated poses: cat-cow, one-leg boat, and spinal twists. Though you likely won't find yourself fully standing at any point, especially in a beginner's class, some more challenging moves may consist of a straight-arm plank, low crescent lunge, and a Chaturanga .
나의 아쿠아 요가 경험
아쿠아요가에 도착하니 마음이 편안해졌습니다. 오전 8시가 조금 넘은 시간이었습니다. 이제 막 태양이 수영장 위로 황금빛 빛을 발하기 시작했고 모든 공기주입식 패드가 가지런히 정렬되어 있었습니다. 다른 사람들이 매트 위에 잘 올라가는 것을 관찰했음에도 불구하고, 나는 이전에 언급한 것처럼 패드를 물에 담그지 않고 우아하게 뛰어다니는 것이 여전히 어렵다는 것을 알았습니다. 하지만 그럼에도 불구하고 나는 해냈습니다.
The class began with a kneeling backbend to gently wake up the body. After a few cat-cow poses, followed by child's pose and cobra stretch, I started to work up more of a sweat with a few tricep pushups. Then downward dog flowed into a straight-arm plank, a cycle we'd repeat a few times throughout class.
Because my pad was located next to the jacuzzi, which was running at the time of class, I sometimes found it hard to hear the instructor, and so I would be a move behind everyone else or facing the wrong side as my neighbors.
247CM 사진 | 켈시 가르시아
Chaturanga was sprinkled in throughout the class, sort of like a punctuation mark added on to each series of poses. (Bad news if you're me and haven't quite mastered Chaturanga yet.) More kneeling backbends followed, kneeling twists we held for quite a long time, and then some single leg raises, which felt familiar from barre. We ended the class with some simple seated ab work, and got to lie down as our instructor offered a mini sound bath meditation .
All in all, I found the workout was slow moving and graciously appropriate for participants of all levels, but because it all took place on an uneven surface, my core was definitely working overtime to stabilize throughout. Movements that would normally be easy on solid ground, like a seated twist, took on new meaning in the pool. Mind you, the entire class is moving in synchronicity, meaning that small waves would ripple each time we'd collectively move to a new position, making it even harder to balance on the pad.
Now, the moment you've all been waiting for: did I fall in? Shockingly, no. Despite minimal coordination getting on and off the pad, I managed to make it through the class without falling in the water.
That said, the poses we were doing weren't terribly complicated. If you take a more advanced class, swimwear might be an appropriate choice in the event you fall off your pad; I did consider wearing a swimsuit during the class, but truthfully, I'm just not there yet in my confidence journey. And perhaps, in the end, being in full-blown workout clothes motivated me that much more to stay on that damn pad.
Aqua yoga is definitely a fun way to switch up your usual yoga practice, whatever that might look like. (The challenge may be in finding a nearby class since it's a pretty niche workout.) I would certainly try it again if the opportunity presented itself, but in the meantime, I'll keep working on my Chaturanga on land.
Kelsey Garcia는 247CM Balance의 콘텐츠 디렉터로 데이트부터 육아, 재정 건강까지 라이프스타일을 총괄하고 있습니다. Kelsey는 여행, 스킨케어 트렌드, 소셜 미디어 환경의 변화에 열정을 갖고 있습니다. 8년 전 편집 보조원으로 247CM 팀에 합류하기 전에 그녀는 Elle 및 Harper's Bazaar 등의 출판물에서 인턴으로 일했습니다.
