Girl look at that body... I (used to) work out

This months focus is to Get Fit. I obviously wasn't thinking about conflicting travel plans when I decided what each months focus would be. I am leaving for London in 2 days for a week and then traveling to New York for a weekend at the end of the month. It is going to be a challenge to Get Fit this month but I'm determined.

I consider myself a mediocre yogi. I'm not crazy flexible, I don't understand meditation, and I don't shop at Lululemon*. But I am pretty flexible, I understand the importance of breathing throughout my practice, and I can't deny living in yoga pants for the greater part of the past 5 years. I've been practicing since I was 18. I've attended weekly classes at my community college, taken advantages of monthly deals and Groupons, and have no shame in rolling out my yoga mat in the living room for a quick yoga sesh with Fitness TV on OnDemand.

Towards the end of November last year I tried bikram yoga. A local studio had a 30 Days for 30 Dollars deal going on. I think I made it to 5 classes before I came down with the flu. I believe bikram yoga gave me the flu. I may be biased when I say this yoga practice caused me illness, but sweaty people cramped into a tiny, hot ass, germ invested studio doesn't sound sanitary to me.

I spent the last week of November with shakes, sweats, aches, chills, fever, and up chuck. It was possibly the worst week of my life. (Background information: in my 22 years of this lifetime, I have never had the flu before this awful, dreadful week.) I have attended 3 yoga classes since this week from hell. That's right. You read right. I've spent a full 4.5 hours (each class was an hour and a half) getting fit in the past 4 months! This is not okay.

From January's focus, Know Thyself, I know that I don't mesh well with drastic changes. From February's focus, Deal w/Food Noise, I've learned that if I have a plan to "only eat this and none of this" I feel pressured and end up eating all of everything. Add in this months travels, and there is no way I can commit to a scheduled Get Fit agenda. Therefore, I have a tentative plan to do something physical for at least 45 minutes every other day. This might seem like small exercising goals to some, like my boyfriend who is training for an Iron Man (sexy man), but for me it seems perfect. I have no desire to run a marathon, loose weight, or look like a Victoria's Secret model. (Third one is a lie but I'm not tall enough anyway...) My focus to Get Fit is to stay healthy.

Yesterday, I did absolutely nothing. Today, I have already walked about 2 miles around San Jose, from school to Starbucks, back to school and then to my internship. I am planning on doing a short yoga sesh (maybe 20 minutes?) after dinner. Hopefully I can continue my Get Fit focus in another country.

What exercises can be done on a 11 hour flight...?

Stay tuned.. -a.

*But wouldn't a true yogi bypass the trendy, overpriced yoga wear and practice in chemical free, undyed clothing? Something to debate.