Monday, July 26, 2010

Sunday Funday

Early Sunday morning Matt took off for a week of traveling for work.  I was super productive yesterday. There is something about being home alone that makes me get things done that I have been putting off.  Maybe it is because I have no one to distract me or maybe it is because I kept telling myself  “Oh I’ll do that when Matt is gone to X Games”.    

Anyway yesterday morning I woke up and went to a Step Aerobics class at my new gym.  I was a little
skeptical going in because the last Step class I went to was high impact and I think it’s what spur my stress fracture in my foot. I decided to try the class out and to take it easy if they started to do a lot of high impact moves. I got to the class and was surprised to find that I was the youngest person there.  I would say the average age of the group was 60 years old.  I was like this is going to be so easy. If the senior citizens can do it then it will be no problem for me. Ha was I wrong!

I could keep up physically with the class but I could not keep up with the routines and moves.  The instructor was all over the place. I just kept moving and tried to fake it that I knew what I was doing.  I didn’t do a good job of faking it though because at the first water break a man who must have been in his 80’s was like “Are you keeping up okay? I know it can be tricky.” I was like great the guy who could be my grandfather is concerned for me.  The class only got trickier and I only got more lost. As soon I was beginning to catch on to a routine she moved on to the next one. And then to my horror at the end she put all the routines together. That was just kind of a joke really. I just hopped around and pretended like I did not care that I couldn’t keep up. In reality I didn’t really care that much. I mean I went to get a good workout and I did get one. I was just as sweaty and worn out as the other people in the room. 

At the end of the class though I realized the instructor was a substitute. It made me think maybe the regular instructor is easier to keep up with? I had written off going to that class again but now I’m thinking I might give it another go? What do you guys think should I try it again or just go to the Pilates/ Tai Chi/ Yoga class that is after it instead?   

The rest of my Sunday Funday I cleaned my bathroom, bedroom, grocery shopped, did dishes, laundry, organized a bunch of my child hood stuff my mom made me take from her house, and I even mopped Matt’s bathroom floor. After all the work I decided to reward myself with going to see Toy Story 3. It was really good and I found myself laughing and even tearing up at one point. Hey don't judge until you have seen the movie. The best part was that I was solo so no one was there to witness the one or two tears that might have fallen. 

6 comments:

  1. I am always super productive when B is gone. Or when I get to work from home. I am not good at following dance type/step type workouts. I would probably fail and just have to stand in the corner running in place or something.

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  2. I am the least coordinated person on the planet, so I tend to stay away from step aerobics. The one time I did go to a class I ended up stepping out early because I just kept tripping over my own feet. I do much better in classes that don't require me to change up the routine too often...like the body sculping class I used to take where we did one move over and over.

    I think you should give it another try. Maybe after you go once or twice more you'll get more familiar with the routine and feel more comfortable.

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  3. Haha!! The last time I went to a kickboxing class I had to leave after like 10 minutes - it was so crowded and I was so off - I pretty much saved the women's lives around my by leaving (as I was likely to kick them). But I think you should try the other instructor - just in case. And I too am so much more productive when Justin's not around. I think they're just such a better option than housework - why wouldn't we chose them?!

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  4. We'll see how brave I'm feeling on Sunday. I also just don't think Step is my thing. I might stick with what I know I can do.

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  5. I hate those kind of classes when everyone already knows the routine because they always go. I went to a cardiodance class like that once and i hated it. I just ended up scowling in the back and hopping from one foot to the other. I say do something else and screw those kindly physically fit elderly people.

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  6. Bonnie I might go with your advice...we'll see

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