The Yoga Mat

I started doing the P90X workout program again. As many of you may know, it has a Yoga component. When I did the program last year, I rarely did the Yoga dvd, partly because it is an hour and a half long and partly because I just didn't have much love for Yoga. This time I am determined to do it! I have already done it two weeks in a row, and I am starting to enjoy it. But it it hard because I always slide on the carpet. It's no fun trying to stand upright in reverse warrior pose while your feet are sliding so far either way you are now practically in the splits position!

So.... I decided to get an actual Yoga mat to help me out. I woke up early the other day and ran to the store, bought my mat, and arrived home all excited to try it out. It was even more slippery than the carpet! (I have slightly sweaty hands and feet.) So I ran to a different store to buy a mat made out of different material. No luck there either. Even the carpet is better than these mats! But I finally found something that works:


Meet my new Yoga mat. It is also known as my beach towel. It is truly the only thing I have found on which my hands and feet actually stay planted in one place! I may look white trash, but it's better than sliding into the splits.