Hot Yoga and Energybits Review

Hello Thursday!

Precisely one week from now I will be back in school. Joy to the world. But eh, I have to get school over with before I dominate the world, right? ;)

Before I jump into the main subject of this post, I just want to thank everyone for the feedback I got on yesterday's post. I realize I need to make my OWN definition of 'eating clean,' and for me that means eating the right amounts of food that I personally need, and being flexible (not so strict!) in my diet. When I first started lifting to put on mass, I wanted to do it entirely with a 'clean' diet... but friends, I LOST weight by sticking to that approach. That was not what I anticipated and was definitely not the goal. So just eat what you want in moderation and be happy. :) Moving on...

On Tuesday night I attended my first ever hot yoga class. Like always, I was really not all that nervous and I was primarily interested in stretching out my extremely sore muscles after a tough week of workouts. I was also interested in what it could do for me mentally, A.K.A. clear out my mind and just let me be in the moment.

I got some good tips from my lovely blogger friend Liz and pretty soon I was setting up shop on the floor of the yoga studio. But before I did so, I felt quite lacking on energy so this is where a certain product comes in...

Energybits.

Basically, it the container are these small, green pill-like things that smell of the sea. Why? Because they are made from spirulina algae, with the highest protein content in the world. Now how is that for interest piquing? 

The ever so nice Jonathan from Energybits sent me these samples to try. When I got them in the mail I was so excited and couldn't wait to try them out. That night, I had gone to the gym for a good leg workout and took a few beforehand. I rocked out some seriously heavy leg press and felt energized the whole way through. 

But I really wanted to put them to the test during hot yoga. I took a few before class began, and I was ready to sweat out my body weight. I have never sweat so much before in my life. It was rejuvenating to say the least.

I feel so much more limber now. During it, I was rocking out some serious moves my friends. Who knew that a girl who has honestly only taken two serious yoga classes before actually has some skill in the field? It's incredible. 

I did these...

...more times than I could count. (Source)

It was so awesome. I did them first by flinging my body up against the wall, but I was able to doing them better without relying on the wall when I used the tripod and raised my feet up. There were so many people in the class and there were three of us able to hold the stance, so I felt like everyone was looking at me. But it felt good to be noticed for my hard work! I made an effort to help everyone by giving them tips and they really appreciated it.

I tried to do a few handstands but it's still a work in progress to be able to hold it for some time. I am trying! Otherwise, I did a lot of warrior poses and my quads were screaming because the instructor kept pushing me farther and farther down into a lunge pose and having to hold it for a few minutes. Ow ow ow! 

As I left looking like I had just gone swimming, I felt so.. what is it? ALIVE! My mind was emptied and I had tons of energy. What's that you say? ENERGY?

Well that brings me back to the Energybits. I realize that the first yoga class I took was not a hot yoga class, but I didn't have the Energybits before my first class last week. During that class I was able to concentrate but was feeling pretty tired. Not so with this hot yoga class. The room is stiflingly hot, yet I managed to be so energetic and was able to rock the poses, which is probably why the instructor used me for a quite a few examples and why I couldn't meditate because I was so amped with energy.

I really liked Energybits, and give them a good 9.5/10. (Can I do that?) The only reason it wasn't a 10/10 was because they stuck to my teeth like no other. I didn't mind the smell and I actually really ENJOYED the kelp-y taste of them, whereas my brother thought I was disgusting because he hated the smell. Hey, if I could have eaten those like popcorn, I would've! They tasted so different but so yummy nonetheless! I was just trying to pick the gooey bits out of my teeth during the duration of the class, which is my only irk. Otherwise, they provided me with a TON of good energy and I will definitely be using them again. So I suggest you all take advantage of their free samples (yes FREE) by either visiting their Twitter or their Facebook page. 

Thank you, Energybits, for the awesome product! It really powered me through hot yoga and I can't wait to get more of them!

Questions: Have you tried hot yoga? Yay or nay? Would you like to try Energybits? I promise they are such an interesting product!

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