When you give blood these days they test your cholesterol, not good and bad, just overall. As a regular blood donor, I have been able to track my cholesterol level over the past year. I just gave blood last Friday, and I thought the results were so cool.
You see, I've been doing a lot of yoga lately. I'm in yoga teacher training school, so I'll do a good ten to twenty hours of yoga per week.
So for the past year my cholesterol levels have been: 175, 164, and 185. Not bad or anything, though I must admit that the 185 did irritate me a little.
But, this time, my cholesterol level was 149. 149! I think that is awesome. And I really think it might have to do with my yoga. I know it isn't that I've changed my diet, because I still eat the big breakfast skillet (inspired by the Bluebird Cafe) pretty much every weekend (two fried eggs, fried potatoes, sauteed onions, mushrooms, and onions, and cheese, and two slices of bacon,) and I still eat the occasional fast food burger and fries. I think there has been quite a bit of research saying that working out lowers your cholesterol, but it's pretty fun to see it at work.
So, if you have the time, definitely go get some exercise!
2 comments:
okay, I ran today and now I'm having a coors.. is that okay? I want to be a personal trainer and teach spinning...can I do that?
Since you left me I can not work out- and now your going to teach yoga and I want to be in your class. :(
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