Authors note: Im an adventurous soul. Ill try just about anything once. I blame my mother. She told me over and over again, You dont know if you like something until youve tried it. You cant be afraid to try. And although Ive regretted my propensity to agree first and consider later more than once, it does add interest to my life.

We were sitting in a newspaper planning meeting one day, and the idea of covering the non-ball sports came up. As in, all the sports that arent the major ones (football, basketball, volleyball and baseball). Before I could apply the correct filter to my mouth, it declared but you cant write about them unless you understand them. And to understand them, you have to play the game.

My editor looked at me, cocked his eyebrow and asked, Whos going to try them? and my subconscious must have thought my life was lacking in new experiences because before I could stop it, it held hostage my common sense and said, I will.

Youre going to do Cross-fit or rock-climbing?

It was at this point I realized what I had done, but as the saying goes, in for a penny, in for a pound.

I had agreed myself into a corner. So here it is, my attempt to broaden my recreational horizons and share my experiences with you, our readers. I hope you learn from my (inevitable) mistakes and also possibly get inspired to try something new, or at the very minimum get a laugh or two.

Red Hot Yoga

There is only one place I found in Casper that offers hot yoga. Lifetime Health and Fitness has a specially-equipped yoga studio thats heated with infrared lights. The lights heat all surfaces of the room, including your body. Each class is 75 minutes long and classes are taught by a variety of instructors.

The benefit of hot yoga is the heat. It not only loosens muscles and improves circulatory response, sweating flushes out toxins in your system. People with chronic issues such as arthritis and fibromyalgia have shown improvement in their systems after practicing hot yoga. Any skill level is welcome in the class. If its your first hot yoga class, or if you have any chronic issues, its advisable to tell the instructor so that they can keep an eye on you.

Ive attended several classes over the past few weeks. Initially, I was nervous that I would be out of place in the class. The Monday evening class I attended was full of a mixture of ages, gender and skill levels. Anyone would feel welcome and comfortable.

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