Stepping it up

 My workouts haven't gone as well as I'd like this week. I've pushed myself during my yoga workouts to really stretch the muscles. My workouts are usually before 6:00 am and by lunchtime at 1:00 pm I start to stiffen up and find myself walking like an old lady when I head off to lunch. My Wim Hoff breathing is going well and I am now easily holding my breath for 90 seconds. The whole breathing exercise routine seems to go much more quickly now as it has become much easier. My left knee is still causing a bit of an issue with the stair stepper, but it isn't as bad as it was a few weeks back. I did 50 complete steps (100 on a staircase) everyday. I've still a long way to go to get to my target of 300 pain free steps. My legs also tired out much quicker this week, I was feeling the burn by 35 steps. I'm not sure why this is because last weekend I easily did 100 in one workout. I just need to learn patience and know that slow and steady will win the race. I've really only been doing these workouts for five weeks, and I did struggle with a lot more knee pain than I currently am. So slow improvements. I'll need to remember to look back at this post next month and see where I am at then. 

Here is the link to my yoga workout, it's an easy series that can be completed in less than 20 minutes so is perfect for an early morning workout before getting ready to go to work.

https://youtu.be/uH2N2gmjhl0

I follow it with the quick Wim Hoff breathing series;

https://youtu.be/uH2N2gmjhl0

I then hop onto my stair stepper for as long as I can. 

I'm looking forward to cooler weather and getting out on the trails to hike!