In the past few months we have held a restorative yoga class here at FVT, there have been plenty of clients who have enjoyed the active recovery, healing both mind and body. Many might feel hesitation to try it out – especially if they have never done yoga before. Often the question of “Who is yoga for?” comes up.

The answer? Everyone!

You need a little “yin” to your high-intensity “yang”. Recovery work and stretching can get put on the back burner … but you are WELL aware of how valuable these things could be to you, and the benefits that they could provide! In this series – led by Becky Jensen RYT 200 – we will take it slow, easy, and never ask you to take your body anywhere it doesn’t want to go.

Yoga is about self acceptance. Flexibility is a byproduct of yoga practice. There is no competition, no where to “go” with it. We turn inward and learn to sense our body’s cues on a deeper level, to accept where we are with a pose today, and challenge ourselves to stay with it. Usually, it’s more about the strength of mind, which will exponentially increase with yoga practice.

Taking the competitive element out of yoga drastically drops the level of intimidation for a newcomer looking to restore and recover after an FVT workout. All movements and postures are sequenced to be done with your bootcamp workouts in mind, so your shoulders, hips, hamstrings, and low back will reap the rewards of long lengthening holds that will balance the entire body, aid in increasing range of motion, build flexibility and help prevent injury.

We are now adding a second restorative yoga class to our weekly schedule – in addition to the Wednesday 6pm class, we will also offer a Sunday morning class at 8am! With two yoga sessions available, it will be a great time to start practicing and restoring your body with Yin yoga.

You will be able to sign up to reserve your spot for these classes on mind body, and can pay when you arrive to the studio. Drop in price is $15, or buy a 5 class pass for $60.

Starting in February – when we add the new class time – we will also offer options to add 1 or 2x per week yoga on an on-going basis to your existing membership. If this is something you are interested in doing, let us know, and we can discuss details.

We look forward to seeing you there!

– FVT Team

Why add yoga to your workout schedule?

Yoga is a tool that works best when practiced as consistently and as often as possible, since we are lengthening muscles, ligaments and connective tissue, and this takes time and — you guessed it, practice!

As some FVT yoga students have said it best, the benefits of yoga are immediate i.e feeling less sore after bootcamp and being able to -finally- touch our toes! However, the truly remarkable differences in one’s body start to show up after consistent practice 2+ sessions per week after 3-4 weeks or so.

Those who practice regularly notice big changes such as lower blood pressure, better sleep, less hip and joint pain even after a hard workout, deeper focus in boot camp, less impulsive eating habits, and eventually, a balanced body, more flexible spine, and wow- even flexible hamstrings!

Our client Minnie T. had some things to say about our restorative yoga class:

“I workout out 3-4 times a week, I also have an autoimmune disease. Over the years I’ve played and tried many sports and activities, along the way I’ve broken a few bones and torn some connective tissue, and that catches up.

I was needing and ready to try a yoga class that would quiet the stress of the day and that would help repair some of the damage that occurs to my connective tissue during boot camp. Yin was the answer!

It is calming, and you are perfect at whatever level of the pose you can do. It calms, energizes and helps me keep moving forward. It’s easy to come to: we know each other so the hesitation or intimidation feeling is not there, it’s convenient and Becky is just amazing!”

Minnie is just one of our FVT yogis that are enjoying the benefits of our restorative yin class. Try out either the Wednesday evening, or our new Sunday morning class and start to feel not only the physical benefits but also the strength of mind, which will exponentially increase with yoga practice.

Come drop in for a class for $15, or buy a 5 class pass for $60. We look forward to seeing you there!

-FVT Team