Oh, man.
The weekend just came and went, didn't it? I'm still struggling with a bit of tummy trouble, which caused me to have to give up my second attempt at BodyPump this week (Friday). Urgh, what a terrible way to start off the weekend! I didn't feel too bummed out, though - decided to just go home and relax.
So the week was relatively calm - didn't work out Tuesday or Thursday (went out with my old friend for Mexican that night, which was great!), but went to Bodyjam and yoga on Wednesday. The Bodyjam was not planned - my beloved zumba instructor was ill, and so they had to replace the class with something else at the last minute as no other zumba instructors were available to fill in. Only four people showed up for Bodyjam! I guess people get a little scared of new things. That would have been me a couple of years ago, too - not now. I am actually completely fearless when it comes to new classes. The class was pretty fun, but I still much prefer zumba. The yoga afterwards was very good and relaxing. I also went to hot yoga yesterday, which was absolutely elating. It was a different programme than the usual one, and every pose was healing in some way. We did a very long squat, which is actually a very natural pose for the body, but in the west we are so used to sitting on chairs that it's very difficult to squat for a long time. The instructor, who was actually very funny despite keeping a serious face at all times, said we should all try to squat while reading the paper or going to the bathroom (the last one made me burst out laughing into my towel as I was wiping my face), and that it's much more natural to do one's business while squatting than sitting on a toilet. The mood in the class was very good, it was a wonderful Saturday morning.
Today it was my usual Zumba/BodyBalance double bill, and the beloved instructor was back! So it was great. There's a new BB programme, I'm going to miss the old one as I liked it very much. Especially the beautiful "Insane" by Flume as the tai-chi warmup song, and also a great Warrior sequence to "Only You" by Ellie Goulding. Beautiful stuff.
I've decided to stay off BodyPump for a while as my tummy apparently can't handle it at the moment. It's a little worrying, but I'll just try again in a while and see how I go. It really sucks having to leave in the middle of a class, which I did on Friday. Oh, well. Instead of going to my favourite BP class tomorrow, I'm trying Yin-Yang Yoga and Organic Bodywork again - hopefully the heater will be working properly again so I'll get the full experience this time!
Listening to a great indie-folk playlist (not mine) on Spotify and just relaxing now - it's pretty great. Spent the afternoon at my mum's eating lunch, planning our joint birthday party and watching sports.
Work is pretty hectic at the moment, loads going on, and plenty of new challenges constantly presenting themselves. Hoping for a lot of focus and capability. Go self.
Current weight: 58.1 kg
Next workout: Yin-Yang Yoga tomorrow
So the week was relatively calm - didn't work out Tuesday or Thursday (went out with my old friend for Mexican that night, which was great!), but went to Bodyjam and yoga on Wednesday. The Bodyjam was not planned - my beloved zumba instructor was ill, and so they had to replace the class with something else at the last minute as no other zumba instructors were available to fill in. Only four people showed up for Bodyjam! I guess people get a little scared of new things. That would have been me a couple of years ago, too - not now. I am actually completely fearless when it comes to new classes. The class was pretty fun, but I still much prefer zumba. The yoga afterwards was very good and relaxing. I also went to hot yoga yesterday, which was absolutely elating. It was a different programme than the usual one, and every pose was healing in some way. We did a very long squat, which is actually a very natural pose for the body, but in the west we are so used to sitting on chairs that it's very difficult to squat for a long time. The instructor, who was actually very funny despite keeping a serious face at all times, said we should all try to squat while reading the paper or going to the bathroom (the last one made me burst out laughing into my towel as I was wiping my face), and that it's much more natural to do one's business while squatting than sitting on a toilet. The mood in the class was very good, it was a wonderful Saturday morning.
Today it was my usual Zumba/BodyBalance double bill, and the beloved instructor was back! So it was great. There's a new BB programme, I'm going to miss the old one as I liked it very much. Especially the beautiful "Insane" by Flume as the tai-chi warmup song, and also a great Warrior sequence to "Only You" by Ellie Goulding. Beautiful stuff.
I've decided to stay off BodyPump for a while as my tummy apparently can't handle it at the moment. It's a little worrying, but I'll just try again in a while and see how I go. It really sucks having to leave in the middle of a class, which I did on Friday. Oh, well. Instead of going to my favourite BP class tomorrow, I'm trying Yin-Yang Yoga and Organic Bodywork again - hopefully the heater will be working properly again so I'll get the full experience this time!
Listening to a great indie-folk playlist (not mine) on Spotify and just relaxing now - it's pretty great. Spent the afternoon at my mum's eating lunch, planning our joint birthday party and watching sports.
Work is pretty hectic at the moment, loads going on, and plenty of new challenges constantly presenting themselves. Hoping for a lot of focus and capability. Go self.
Current weight: 58.1 kg
Next workout: Yin-Yang Yoga tomorrow