Well I have given pilates a go now and I have to say my hips were in excrutiating pain. This is not because my muscles were being used but rather because I was laying on the floor on my side and my hips were angry with me. I tried to work through it but then I had to put my foot down and my knee and ankle were expected to bend in a way that simply was not possible for me. This is not to do with strength or fitness but with flexibility with joints that are arthritic. Pilates does not work for me.
Following this I decided to try body balance. I fricken loved it! Just saying.
I had done my walk and discovered I can now walk at 7.5km an hour, for a short while but when I dropped it back to 7km an hour it felt easier than ever before. Walking is actually good fun. You know when you run and run and think OMG I need to walk for a while? The best part about walking is that when you slow down you are still walking. Cool hey!
Then it was on to body combat. The instructor was a little power housed dynamo. I love her. Seriously she was the type of woman other women would fall in love with. Muscular, strong, funny…….it may sound odd as I am hetreosexual but I loved this lady and thought if I was gay I would like to take this lady home. (Perhaps that is too much info but you know what I am human!) She made me love body combat, I cant do the high intensity stuff but there is something about using your elbows to pretend to break someones nose that makes you feel good. Just saying!
Anyway it was then on to body balance. The lady was as strong as strong and flexible and gentle. I liked it, it was a great contrast to the class before. I found my body could in fact do all sorts of things. It was liberating. And my core strength is pretty darn amazing. I reckon beneath the flabby skin and fat there is a six pack just waiting to be discovered.
All in all an 898 calorie burn for my nights work. I had to get someone to check that becuase I thought the 9 must be a 3 but now. What a great cal burn and what a great night I had at the gym.
So Tuesday nights people, 6.30 combat then 7.30 body balance at Goodlife! Will I be seeing you there?
