I went again yesterday for the 2nd time and had a completely different experience. I met Danett again, this time for a 9am class. After about an hour into it, I was beat. I was dizzy, light-headed, tired, and ridiculously hot and sweaty.
I completed the class, but left with a very different opinion of hot yoga. Maybe it was the stuffiness of the room as the class size was significantly larger than my first experience, or maybe it was the smell of all of those additional sweaty bodies in a hot, confined space. It wasn't the instructor or the class itself. Both instructors were great and the class is exactly the same every time. For the rest of the day I felt "off." My head continued to ache well into the afternoon.
I'm not giving up on it quite yet. In fact, Chris had agreed to try it with me. Hopefully we'll find some time to go in next week before my 20 day pass expires. I don't know that this is something I'll start doing on a regular basis, but I might try going once a week or once every other week, just for a change of pace. However, if I feel the same way I did yesterday, the next time I go in, I might just have to admit that hot yoga is not for me.
Yesterday was another "rest day" as far as CrossFit is concerned, but I still wore a sports bra. Two, in fact. I wore one for yoga and then obviously, I had to change into another one for the rest of the day. They were Hanes, one black, one white. They come in a 2-pack at Target for like $10. I've had them forever and they're still going strong.

I wanna take the class when Chris does... I think it would be so entertaining! ... don't tell him I said so!
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