Is Yoga a Form of Strength Training

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SO MUCH HYPE around Strength Training and Women right now!

WhooHoo!! Yes!!

This is fantastic! Just like anything else everyone has their opinion with their studies to back it up! Good!

Just like anything else in this information overload time, we still find ourselves stuck because we STILL don't know what to believe and overwhelm can paralyze us. 

Do we need muscle as we age? Yes!

Do we lose it as we age? Yes! This why SOME FORM of Strength Training needs to be a lifestyle habit.

Here is the scary part for some women. That is lifting heavy. There still is that stereotype of being bulky and looking like a man. That will NEVER EVER happen! Ever! The amount of discipline, time in the gym, strict nutrition, and cycling steroids it takes, most people have little to no desire to do this. 

Plus, while being a woman (XX) this would never happen any way. 

There are a group of influencers that will poo poo any other forms of fitness if it does not meet their bias. Key words is influencers and bias. Most Influencers do not have the experience or the education to be saying those kinds of things. 

I have over 30 years experience in the strength and conditioning world. In addition, the yoga world and nutrition. 

Strength is SUBJECTIVE!

There are many factors that go into strength training. First and foremost your training age. Your training age is the number of days, months, or years you have been training in a gym or home gym. Once this is determined then we have an idea of where to start. 

Also, you may fall in love with heavy strength and conditioning sport (CrossFit, Hyrox, Strongman/woman, Power Lifting, etc.) or you won't. Those sports do not determine longevity. You may be surprised that the stress that is taken on by these sports can have it's own consequences. Some of these consequences could consist of disc bulges, or other spinal dysfunction  that can easily end your lifting career. I know plenty. I'm fixing them all the time with the gentler modalities. Shoulder, knee, and low back injuries. Muscles tears, sprains, loss of flexibility and mobility, 

Yoga gets dismissed as a strength training modality because of the misconception that yoga is simply about stretching and meditating. Yoga has those aspects but if any one has ever been to one of my Strength Yoga classes or an Ashtanga based class knows better. It takes a high level of strength to be in some of these postures. 

This is why I have spent my time sharing bridging the gap between strength training and yoga. 

Ashtanga type classes are a series of calisthenics. There are lunges, squats, push ups, planks, arm balanced based moves. These classes can help you begin a strength training practice without worrying about lifting heavy and looking like a man. 

You gain strength, flexibility, mobility, and can regulate the nervous system all in one. Some people's bodies need a not so hard version of strength training. My StrengthYoga class is the way to begin this journey. You may find that this leads you into the gym for other forms of strength training. If that is the case, great! I can still help and your yoga would shift into more stretchy/meditation type class. 

If you are up for the challenge of the more challenging postures that yoga has to offer. Fantastic. I can still help you.

Things evolve. We evolve. Ideas evolve. 

In order to get out of the stuck feeling we must just simply start. Once we start then that's when we feel motivation or inspiration. 

How I want to do this 5 week transformation is still showing itself to me. Doesn't mean I don't get this type of stuff out there.

Head over to my 5 week Yoga for Strength and Wellness Transformation page. This page is still under construction but the basics are still there. You can message me with questions as well. I will keep updating this page and the Yoga for Strength and Wellness page.