My Two Percent

Friday morning at 9:00 I had my first official Yoga class at my gym.  Technically it is a Yoga/Pilates infusion class.  Yes I have done Yoga plenty of times but I have never actually taken a “live” class.  And taking a class is much different than doing it at home.  When you’re at home you can stop when you’re tired, answer your phone if it rings, stop to get a drink,  and roll your eyes and think “yeah, right” when a nearly impossible move comes up. When you’re in a class you just have to do the moves and try to do them well without looking too stupid. 

Let me back up for a minute.  On December 20th I had foot surgery.  I was pretty laid up for quite some time.  Pretty much all I did for four months was watch movies and play Guitar Hero.  Being practically immobile for that long really wreaks havoc on you physically.  So I decided that since I have 2 months off of work (this is where people’s hatred of my typically grows) that I would try to get back into decent shape.  I started taking tennis lessons with a friend awhile ago (more on that later) and decided I would use my flexible schedule to sign up for Pilates and Yoga at my gym. 

Pilates is on Monday and Wednesday mornings.  Until taking this class I had never done it before.  It’s way harder than I imagined it would be.  I really like it a lot.  Yoga is on Friday.  I missed the first one due to being out of town, so yesterday was my first one.  Like I said before, I had never taken a Yoga class before, and I’ve never really been a huge fan of Yoga.  To me it’s more like stretching and breathing rather than exercise.  If I’m going to exercise I want to sweat and feel like I did something.  Since this class is a Pilates/Yoga fusion I decided to give it a try. 

Sometimes exercise classes can be intimidating.  I’m pretty sure some of the women in my Pilates class are professional Pilates students.  Although I am improving, the first few times it took a lot of mental and physical energy to not fall on my face.  Anyway I went to Yoga yesterday, and the instructor really worked us.    I feel like it was a great mixture of toning, stretching, and balancing.  And I was pleasantly tired afterwards.  And invigorated.  So now I’m hooked on Yoga/Pilates and I can’t wait till next Friday!

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