So I started body pump about 3 weeks ago. 1st week I went Mon and Friday (I posted my last blog on that Tuesday) 2nd week I went Mon, Wed and Friday. 3rd week (this week) I have went Mon and Wed and will be back on Friday. Actually this week I thought I'd mix it up and attend a cardio class on Tuesday and wanted to share that experience with you as well. :)
So last week I confided in a lady in my body pump class, how I was thinking of also trying a cycling class or some cardio class of some sort. This lady (her name is Susan) happens to be a few years older then me and I think she could probably be my mom. She is one of those real supportive ladies that doesnt mind helping you keep yourself in line. If she notices I stop to take a breather in class she thinks nothing of pointing in the direction that my focus should be. :) I love her!! So she tells me cycling might be to much, that she does a cardio class on Tues and Thurs that she thinks would be a great fit for me. So you guessed it, I hit that cardio class yesterday.
I walked into the class and saw Susan and 3 other ladies her same age. So here I am the young one of the group, but by all means not the fittest. These are some pretty fit ladies I was standing there when. I suddenly hear the voice of a man who is welcoming me, he is the instructor for the day. He is introducing himself, telling me to get my equipment ready and explaining the class, while he is tieing a bandana around his head. I must admit I was thinking this cant be to bad........ I am by far the youngest in this class and should have no problem keeping up.
Lets just say the class starts out with a bench that we step up on, over, across, go straight over, tap your toe, go diagnal, tap your heel, do a turn toward the back of the class, back over the bench, straddle, tap toe, tap heel............. for cying out loud, I thought I was going to die of dizziness. While these people are dancing all around and up and over this bench I AGAIN was wondering "JUST WHAT THE HECK HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO?" And dont I dare stop to try to figure out what this routine is or I have fingers pointing at where my focus should be. LOL Well that was of course just the warm up for the class.
We were then told to get a bouncy ball from the closet (sort of the size of a dodge ball) Suddenly we are running around this room in a circle with the ball and we are told to bounce it or dribble it with one hand. Just as I am thinking this isnt to bad, I realize one of those ladies is passing me....... YES passing me!! So I start running faster, dribbling, all the while keeping an eye on my back door so no more of these seniors feel the need to run by me, dont these people know how to show a little mercy? I just start getting my stride down and Mr Bandana man decides we need to use our less dominant hand to dribble the ball now. Well, I dont think I even need to tell you what happened next.......... my ball is going everywhere accept back up to my hand, so much for caring whos passing me, because I am no longer running in the circle we are suspsosed me be in, but instead am chasing this stupid rubber ball all around the room interfering with the rest of the class. Just when I thought it couldnt get any worse......... we are told to return our balls to the closet and get an exercise ball? Exercise ball? that sure seemed like a exercise ball to me...... but no its the big huge balls he was wanting us to get from the closet.
So I exit the closet trying to make it quickly back to my area and I notice all these people are sitting on these balls, arms outstretched, heads up, focused on the ceiling. About the time I got myself sat down and stable on this thing we are told to now stretch back, walk our feet forward, and let the ball be positioned on our backs. For the life of me I couldnt even stay balanced on this ball, much less get my feet moving forward enough to let this ball slide down into the position expected. I (still sitting) look over at my friend Susan who is totally on her back, on this ball and her head is dropped back enough that I see her eyes looking at me and that sweet smile she flashes at me telling me "Its ok honey you will get it" At this point I notice my reflection in the mirror and just what a frump I look like sitting on this ball trying to balance myself and suddenly wonder....."Has anyone ever popped one of these things?" LOL So as the rest the class gets back to their sitting position (where I have been alll along) The instructor says to me "Have you used a exercise ball before?" I anser "NO, I most definitely have not" He smiles and looks around the class and says "Most of us remember when these were invented, you were probably to young" The class then laughs, nods and smiles at me. At this point I realized not only am I bringing these people a whole lot of amusement being here, but they truly are rooting for me. :) Feels good to know people who dont even know you, want you to do well. After class everyone was kind to me, asked me to come back, told me good job, all that good stuff. I think I will go back.
