Round 3 / Day 74: One-on-One with Tony Horton - Fountain of Youth

The power was out when I woke up this morning in pitch darkness. No electricity = no TV or DVD player = no Tony Horton = more sleep for me.

This also meant having to squeeze in a session of yoga after dinner, when I'd rather be watching "Lost" or reading one of the many unfinished books gathering dust on my nightstand. But the silver lining is that like most people, my body's a lot more flexible at night than it is in the morning, and I ended up with an unusually satisfying and super-stretchy workout. I'm a Tin Man in the A.M., and Gumby in the P.M.

Round 2 / Day 74: Time Out

Taking a day off. Headache, sore throat, congestion -- the works.

I'll skip X Stretch later this week to make up for the missed day.

P90X Day 74: Yoga X

My mind was on auto-pilot throughout Yoga X this morning, and I honestly can't remember much worth mentioning, other than that I wore my new Vibram FiveFingers shoes during the session. (Read more about them here.)

My transitions from Upward Dog to Downward Dog felt a little clunky because my toes kept getting snagged in the shoes' toe-pockets, but otherwise, they weren't bad. Barefoot is still better, but the rubber soles gripped my mat nicely during the balance poses. I'll give them another shot when I do X Stretch later in the week.