P90x Week 2: Day 04 Yoga x - Clear Your Mind...

Tony's tip of the day was to "clear your mind" of any stresses or concerns and focus on the exercises and movements... that is a good suggestion, but when there are two toddlers running around, it is easier said than done.

So why don't we do something about it? We could lock them in a room, or maybe get a babysitter? Here's our rationale: we both feel that we would like to have our children get into a habit of exercising daily. We don't know of a better time to instill that practice (or any good practice) than while they are young. Wouldn't it be great if they grew up thinking everyone exercised daily and it was a part of normal daily life? To make this goal a reality, we hope that we will be able to put up with a bit more distractions than what most experience - it is a price we are willing to pay for the team.

I must admit, their participation in the exercises has been sporadic, and they are limited in their coordination to do most of the exercises, but they often will attempt the exercises with encouragement from us and even on their own. We aren't out to create the next "Little Hercules", just active healthy kids that will grow up to be active healthy adults.

I was surprised while reviewing the latest video (below) to see our youngest attempting several of the exercises on her own. The exercise both kids like best from yoga x is the last exercise: yoga oms (a vocal hum/chant to "massage the central nervous system") - a little hokey, but the kids never miss it and hum right along.