Part of my Yoga project is to find out if I can increase my energy with a regular yoga practice. I will use the rubric below to evaluate whether I am feeling an increase in my energy and whether I would attribute it to my yoga practice. I will also keep a journal to help understand this. Be sure to check back for my progress.
Rubric to Measure Effects of Regular Exercise on Mental Focus, Energy & Positivity Krista McMillen ECI 831
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Mental Focus
(And Time Management) |
– had difficulty focusing on tasks all week | – had difficulty focusing on tasks sometimes | – had difficulty focusing on tasks occasionally | – able to focus on mental tasks any time of day |
| Energy level | – felt tired all week
– unable to complete many necessary tasks this week |
– felt tired 2 or more days this week
– unable to complete some of the tasks this week |
– felt tired 1 day this week
– able to complete most of the tasks in my week |
– felt energetic throughout the week
– able to complete all of the tasks in my week easily |
| Positivity & Stress Management | – had many negative thoughts and emotions
– felt anxious, worried or stressed much of the time |
– had some negative thoughts and emotions occassionally
– felt anxious, worried or stressed some of the time |
– had positive thoughts and emotions most of the week
– felt calm and confident most of the week |
– had positive thoughts and emotions almost all week
– felt calm and confident almost all week |
Record
| Date (week of): | # Yoga Sessions/ Type of Yoga | Mental Focus | Energy | Positivity | Comments |
Jan23-Jan 30 |
1 Yoga For Energy | 3 | 2 | 2 |
tired in the evenings, felt stressed about completing IIP reports |
| Feb 6 | 2 Yoga For Energy | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Had the flu on Wednesday night and Thursday. Didn’t feel back to health until Saturday. Very busy weekend. Not enough yoga! |
| Feb 13 | 1 Restorative Yoga | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Left for Phoenix on Thursday, relaxed with family. |
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Feb 20 |
1 Restorative Yoga | 2 | 3 | 2 |
celebrated hubby and daughter’s birthday. Came home to find out my mother had fallen and broken her leg, spent time at the hospital |
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Feb 27 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
found an excellent site and was able to fit in 3 sessions of yoga. felt some stress due to the busy-ness of life. definite progress |
| Mar 5 | 2
Yoga with Adriende |
2 | 1 | 2 |
It was a busy and stressful week – just one of those weeks! |
| Mar 12 | 2
Yoga with Adriene |
2 | 1 | 2 |
Was sick this week. Fit in 2 sessions of yoga. |
| Mar 19 | 3
Yoga with Adriene |
3 | 2 | 3 |
Definitely felt stronger, more energetic, more positive. Yoga was beneficial. |
| Mar 26 | 2
Yoga with Adriene |
2 | 2 | 2 |
Very busy week. Tired. |
Good luck with the two apps that you are trying. I was also debating if I should pay for a class for my project or keep searching for free content…
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Thanks Andrea. I’m not sure if it’s necessary to pay money when there are so many good videos on YouTube, but I’m glad I can try them out first.
Perhaps you can start by meeting and informally interviewing someone in the community who provides photography classes. Or someone who does it as a hobby.
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