The BodyCombat class on Tuesday night went really well. The instructor was uber-buff, and was very well versed with various forms of martial arts. Not that I know either way... just because she mentions Muay Thai, doesn't necessarily mean she knows it. But seeing how she's several inches taller than me with arms that look like she can probably kick anyone's ass in a dark alley, I'll take her word for it.
So it looks like those gruelling months of doing Taebo actually paid off. Not that I can even pass Billy Banks off as a real martial arts expert, but I at least knew the difference between a jab and an uppercut, and my balance was still somewhat okay. At the very least I didn't make a complete fool of myself, and I might actually try to show up on a regular basis every Tuesday night.
I was initially a little disappointed that this class was only taught once a week. But today is Thursday and my upper body is still killing me. So are the backs of my legs but that could be because of the other two days I exercised since then. This is good... it means that something is being worked even though it appears to be muscles that I didn't know were ever used for anything.
So I will make this promise to myself, one that I always make whenever I take a hiatus from exercise: to never allow myself to get this out of shape ever again. The period of reconditioning, or whatever the heck you want to call this, is a long one. Or maybe it just appears that way when I'm having to limp to get from point A to point B.
It even hurts to sneeze.
In the mean time, pass me more ibuprofen. And a mai tai now that you mention it.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
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That Billy Banks kicks my arse! He's so intense!
Mai Tais & ibuprofen. Sounds like a good recipe for relaxation to me! LOL
M~
You need a long soak in the tub and stretchhhhhhh.
1) No more Mai Tais -- too many calories, just a nice SMALL glass of wine.
2) Stretch after each class and then stretch again
3) You are SOOOOO to be admired for doing this. This would be the absolutely last class I would think of signing up for.
I wish I had something local to go to like that, I'd really like to give it a try.
Hopefully if my seattle trips pick up, I can do it there :)
Leesa, when I was in Florida the only place to go (that I knew of) was the YMCA. This one was pretty nice, to accomodate the northerners who came down for the winter (so it was very clean and offered a wealth of programs). If you do make it out to Seattle more often, perhaps you can fit something like this into your routine. It's great fun!
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