My first "Q". Wow. What a day. I think I am still recovering. I now have either seen or participated in every Les Mills program.
The first class was at 7:45...BodyAttack. What a way to start the day. I LOVE that class. The music is awesome, it pushes you to the limits, yet can be modified for anyone. Just keep moving!
Next was BodyVive...the new release is fun. Starting witht he Rise and Shine track is the theme from "The Love Boat". yeah, it's a bit cheesy, but hey we'll be the cruise directors for the next hour. The rest of the music is great and once again the strength tracks are truly challenging.
I watched BodyCombat...not really for me. But, people were certainly sweating out there.
BodyFlow...wonderful class. Great music, The tai chi is good, sun salutations challenging. Good release.
So, next was BodyJam. It was quite comical. Seriously, I knew I wasn't going to be good. But, that class was so humbling. My body just does not move like that. Maybe if I took it more often, but not the first time. I can see the appeal. It is fun...but I don't think it's for me. No matter how much Rage Against the Machine they put in the release.
Finally broke for lunch. Yippee! Caffeine and a sandwich. Starving!
Education sessions.
BodyStep..love this new release. It was so awesome taking a BS class with other instructors. Everyone's timing was right on...good form, hootin' and hollerin' and just having fun!
Last but not least was BodyPump. The new release is definitely challenging. Push up in the chest track as well as the shoulder track. And we have more Arnold presses as well. I was so tired by the end of the day, I couldn't even make it through the entire class. I bailed on lunges and abs. My shoulders had had enough, so that side plank move? Didn't do it. But, I'll be ready for it next month when we release it at the gym.
Great day. I sweated my ass off and got to work out with some amazing people. Cheers to my girls that stuck it out to bitter end :)
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1. That's What I Get...Nine Inch Nails
2. Go Your Own Way...Fleetwood Mac
3. Gravel...Ani DiFranco
4. You Weren't Meant For Me...Jewel
5. Roll Me Away...Bob Seger
Three consecutive days of grueling exercise. Seriously, it wasn't that bad. In fact, I actually had a lot of fun. It's funny, when you're in the middle of it all, you're tired, stressed and just plain sore. And you swear you aren't going to do something like that again for a very long time. But then, a couple days later, you look back and think...that was actually fun.
I team teach tomorrow for the first time. I'll do it again through the month of May and then I am on my own. I really like the Body Pump program. It was the first class I started going to and it truly has the ability to change your body. I hope I can deliver it in the way that represents it well.
So, instead, we got this new "spiky" do. He loves it. He now asks to take a shower every morning so he can wash his hair before we style it. Oh yeah, did I mention that he's 5? Just one day we went form playing in the bathtub in the evenings with little brother to showering before school. I hope it's just a novelty and we aren't actually that old yet.
OK, so the reason for the new haircut? Nolan wanted to be like his best friend Cooper, who has this exact style. He's been asking for it for months. But, everytime I ask him if he wants to go get his haircut I can't pull him away from his video game. Until there were other boys in the classroom getting their hair cut like Cooper's...then it became more of a priority. There is now only 1 boy that doesn't have this haircut. I am sure he will have it before the year is out.
The other day when I was dropping Nolan off, I heard all the boys discussng what color the hair gel they use. Really? Five year old boys discussing hair product? The teacher asked me what we used and I said I was using up all my old Aveda products. I mean, I don't have time to style my hair. I am sure when it's all gone I will then switch over to whatever cheap blue or pink hair gel I can pick up at Target. Until then though, my son has the best smellig hair of them all.
The second launch was not so good. There were only 8 people and not much personality. I think it's easier to get loud when there's a large group. No matter how much we hammed it up, ther, was nothing but blank faces in the audience. Expect of course, my mom and one friend that came. Oh well...
But, the cowgirl photo...our "Dance Cardio" track is line dancing to Shania Twain's "Feel Like a Woman". No matter how much I actually dislike that song (and her)...the track is fun. We also had fun hamming it up in our silly little cowboy hats.
The launches are fun. I am patiently awaiting release #7. Hopefully the program will continue to evolve and just get better and better.
I want both my children to love the magic of books. I love the magic of books. So, we have made it one of our priorities to introduce them to reading at a very young age.
When Nolan was just a few weeks old, screaming constantly, the one thing I could do to quiet him was put him in his swing and read to him. At the time I didn't have any children's books, so I read from the Children's Bible. The one that Jake had when he was a kid. Of course later, we got baby books and toddler books and started reading him those.
When Charlie was born, I thought it might be a challenge to give him as much book time as we did Nolan. But, it wasn't. The only different is I used to get some down time during the bed time routine and now I have to participate. Still it's important. So, we do it. Every night.
And what has it accomplished so far? Two children that love trips to the library and will go to bed with no arguement as long as they get their stories. Story time lasts about a half hour in our house.
Oh yes, this has also happened. I now have a little boy that prefers to sleep with a Curious George book rather than a stuffed animal or a blanket.
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And please...look at him now...still H O T!
I have lost 30+ pounds. I work out constantly. It has become something that my body and mind actually crave. If I don't get it I feel like a lump.
Still...I go shopping to buy myself something to wear and I have a hard time picking up a size medium, or sometimes even a small...because I just struggle to think of myself a something other than a large.
Then I look at a picture. This picture. And I think, "I look like that? Wow...I'm skinny." Not to mention my arms are starting to show some definition. (I'm the one cutting the cake)
This is to prove...you really can change your body, and your repulsion to exercise.
The weather was perfect. Jake took the boys over to a church fall festival with our neighbors. When they got home they went around the neighborhood. There are people that go all out in this neighborhood. Fog machines, spider webs, blow up yard art. I thought some of it might scare Charlie? But, who am I kidding? He knows no fear. I wish he had just a tad.
Yesterday we were all ready for the gym. Me, Nolan and Charlie. As we getting ready to load up into the van I discovered my keys were missing. They were not in the usual place I put them, nor the other places they happen to land when I bring in groceries like I did the evening before.
I searched high and low for those damn keys. I moved furniture, I emptied drawers, I tore apart the bedroom...you get the picture. The more I moved stuff the more angry I go. Under the chair? Dust bunnies, toys and crumbs of all things. Eck! Finally, I convinced myself my 2 year old had probably put them in the trash...and it was trash day, it had already been picked up. By this time I know I need to get to the gym and work out some of this frustration.
So, I went to the van, got my Ergo baby carrier and strapped Charlie to my back. Nolan said he would hold my hand when we crossed the very busy highway. So we were off. 20 minutes later we could see the words "Gold's Gym".
Nolan asked me if we had to walk home too. I told him I wasn't sure.
He said, "But, mom if we walk home, I am going to be tired."
I said, "So, will I sweet boy. So will I".
After all was said and done I had a good Body Pump class and was able to run on the treadmill before a friend gave us all a ride home. It was much hotter at 11:30 than it was at 9:00 AM when we left.
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