Jan Kicker Update: Classes!

Having a nice YMCA that is convenient, I do use the fitness classes.  Of course, the same ones over and over (like yoga and spin) so I took on this challenge as 4 NEW classes!  I even went beyond, and found some that I enjoyed and look forward to doing again.


POWER PIYO! 90 min of pilates and yoga with Yogi Harley Tom. Great workout, and would do again time permitting!

 

 

 

NOT SO LAZY RIVER! You know my whole "I hate water thing" so I tried a class in the Lazy river. Hard to see, but it is the circular pool to the left (usually rafts). With 12 people in there, the current really gets going and I have to admit I was a little stiff the next day! I was the youngest one there, until I saw an another basketball Mom appear - it was so nice to have a friend there.

AQUACIZE! Said basketball friend Cary tells me that she does the Sr. aqua aerobics class, and that it is fun.  So she talks me into trying it with her - it's in the therapy pool which is about 4 1/2 ft so I'm thinking I can handle this. The far pool in he image. It was hysterical - if you ever want to feel like a fit goddess, in a swimsuit no less, go to a (sr) water aerobics class.

 

So, being on a roll I try the regular Aquacize class another morning thinking it would be harder (and more people, ahem, my age). The problem with 7:45 am classes is that no one can attend - except the seniors!  They were all very friendly, but still they were a tight group and I'm sure thinking that I was the one who lost my mind.  They talk about how they are shrinking (height) and how they can't hear the music, etc.  I made the workout as tough as I could so it was worth my hour there. Yes, are you counting? Three new water classes. Before you know it, I may be buying a new swimsuit!

 

 

KETTLEBELLS  My new favorite - I have been taking the intro class (6 wks) so I don't get hurt, and I am getting it down.  I like it, b/c it is an aerobic  workout as well as weights. Did you know you do this crazy exercise BAREFOOT?! Doesn't that just sound stupid? The instructor's name is Melissa, so you know she is not steering us wrong. No mishaps yet. But you are throwing 25 lb things around.

 TRX  See those tourture things hanging from the ceiling?  Those would be TRX straps.  Kind of like a pilates thing, where you use your own body weight and balance to do the exercises.  The instructor makes us run laps in between sets so we get heart rates up, too.  My arms still hurt.

BODY VIVE  That same basketball Mom friend told me that she likes this class so I tried it (she tried a spin class with me in trade - hated it). Pretty much like a typical ol' aerobic class, with a strength component of that squeezy ball and bands. Nice change of pace in a pinch.

 

So, I have a whole bunch of ammunition in my arsenal to not get bored! So many classes, so little time.