Monday morning I did not make it to the gym. Instead I took Wendy to the mat Pilates class at 7:30pm. It’s an hour long class, and the instructor was a sub - so it was not just new to us, it was new to everyone since her style was a bit different from the regular teacher. She turned the overhead lights off and just had a desk lamp focused on her, so we could look over and see if we needed to. It was not a very intense class. The reps we did for each exercise were enough, but I could have used more sets. Nothing felt tired or sweaty, no heart rate raising going on. But my overall temp warmed up (which was nice because my hands felt cold all day) and I was very loosened up (in terms of flexibility).
My Side Plank form. But I stack my feet.
The pose we held the longest was side plank. She showed many different options for different fitness levels. I can still only manage about 10 seconds with my upper foot in the air, so maybe that should be something to work on in the 2nd half of 2010 for me.
but without touching the floor...
We also did a core twist while in a lunge position with our arms airplaned out. By raising my back leg off the floor and balancing on my toes I increased the level and used more core.
Today was a regular morning workout. A little less than 2 miles on the treadmill, some light Stairmaster to cool down, some crunches on the ball with my feet against the wall, and basic stretching. Tonight is karate so I didn’t overdo anything.
Crunch - Ball - Wall (but I'm not in short shorts!)
For some reason I am craving coffee today. I don’t usually drink coffee - maybe 3x / year. So I made a coffee/hot cocoa mixture to sip on while helping a client through some Outlook problems.
Yesterday was a fun day at work. We created a promotional video for www.plus-sizebra.com, and today I will probably be hunched over a PC doing lots of video editing. (Sony Vegas anyone?) The video involved lots of bras, fruit, ad libbing, and a wire mesh model we nicknamed Chuey. Chuey was wearing this undershirt, which Brian ran in the other day and said it kept him steaming hot. He wore it under a long sleeved running shirt in 50 degree weather, but it may be better if you run in 30 degree weather. He said the directional seaming really did help keep his shoulders rolled back.
It was a fun 4 day weekend for the kids, end of the trimester, and now it’s back to focusing before the school year wraps up. I can’t believe it’s 2/3 over!
Oh, and the pilates instructor thought I was 24 and that my daughter was my sister!!! That my friends is a combination of sunscreen, drinking water, working out, and someone being really sweet!
2010 goal update: 3050 crunches, 76 minutes of plank remaining.
