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It's time for a confession.

I haven't done an entire Yoga X routine. Partially because it's hard, partially because I was taking it easy on my knees, and partially because at a certain point I just can't keep any traction on the mat because I've dripped so much sweat onto my yoga mat that I'm sliding all over the place.

The first time I tried, I got to about 33 minutes into it. The next time, about 40 minutes. This time, about 43 minutes. There was still about 50 minutes left on the video. There was just no way I could do it - the last moves I did were side planks (I think Tony calls them something else), and getting my foot into runners' pose from downward dog was a joke - I just couldn't keep my foot from sliding.

Maybe one of my goals should be "be able to complete the entire Yoga X routine".

I browsed a yoga accessories website the other day and found "yoga rugs". These things are recommended for "hot room" (bikram?) yoga to help keep traction amidst all the sweat. I figured a $2.75 cotton towel from Target would fit the bill. Not so - I had to scoot the towel out of the way because before I started sweating; it was more slippery than the plain yoga mat. I didn't think to try it again once the sweat started flowing. Maybe I'll try that next time.

But I'm starting to have my doubts about how much actual recovery I'm going to be able to do this week, because Yoga X is definitely not my idea of taking it easy.