Oops, I did it again
I forgot about LJ again! I guess it just goes to show that I'm keeping busy. My days consist of work, exercise and social activities. It makes time go by quicker, and before you know it I'll be on my way down to Singapore and then to NZ with Morten!
Since last time I've also had another lovely massage, I think I'm becoming addicted to luxury stuffs... Also had a few nights out which have been pretty good, like Friday when my friend Laila and I stumbled upon a Brazilian live band playing at Cafe Sør - the atmosphere was so good, it was just awesome. Good times.
I absolutely also have to mention the (very brief) return of Modern Dance Fusion, the most challenging, bad-ass, overwhelmingly awesome class I have even taken... It ran eight times this fall, and then returned for only two times just now, in March... It was so great to be back in that class, but then it was over so very quickly! It was like going cold turkey, I almost feel heartbroken. I love dancing. And being in good physical shape, with a lot of stamina, strength, and flexibility in my body, it's even more fun to take a class like that because you're actually able to keep up the whole time. IT FUCKING ROCKS. The instructors are wonderfully committed, talented and inspirational, I just love them. I know I have probably mentioned them before. LOVELOVELOVE. I got to have a long talk with one of them after Zumba and BodyBalance today, I was so happy. Today's Z+BB was also very enjoyable, by the way. Good atmosphere, good workout, good times. All smiles.
In spite of having quite a boozy weekend (out on Friday, girls night in yesterday), I also managed to drag myself to CrossTraining yesterday at 1pm. I had not trained with that instructor before, and CT classes are always so different, depending on the instructor. There were eight stations, and we went to each one four times. The worst ones were side plank and reverse flyes, probably. (I'm super sore today!) I got good feedback from the instructor on my deadlift, which was great, because I have actually been doing that a lot and it's good to know my technique is on. She said I have good control of my back, and she wanted me to push harder by lowering the bar to my ankles instead of just to my knees. The weights were also heavier than the ones I usually lift - 10 kg on each side. I was a bit worried because I have not done any real lifting since those tummy troubles in BodyPump, which is about a month ago, but it went fine! I'm also thankful for the individual feedback, which is always very useful.
I might be brave and attempt BP again before leaving for Singapore and NZ. We'll see. Next week's workout schedule looks like this though:
Monday: AshtangaYoga (90 min)
Tuesday: Yoga morning class (6.30, ouch! Let's see if I actually manage to go...) (Haha, NOPE!! I am writing this edit Tuesday evening. When my alarm went off at 5 am, I just thought... I JUST went to yoga yesterday, and I'm going to have to shower and put on makeup at the gym before going to work and it all just seemed so unnecessary there under the covers at sunrise... So yeah, that's a big fat no right there, and I feel fine about it. Rest day, then!)
Wednesday: double dance: DanceAerobic and then Zumba
Thursday: CrossTraining (yup, I'm into it now...)
Friday: StreetDance (oops, scary! but I really want to dance more, even if it's nothing like MDF...)
Saturday: SatsEnergy
Sunday: Z+BB, standard procedure :D
OK, I should shut up now. I'm grateful for my progress and for feeling good. Thankyouthankyou.
Since last time I've also had another lovely massage, I think I'm becoming addicted to luxury stuffs... Also had a few nights out which have been pretty good, like Friday when my friend Laila and I stumbled upon a Brazilian live band playing at Cafe Sør - the atmosphere was so good, it was just awesome. Good times.
I absolutely also have to mention the (very brief) return of Modern Dance Fusion, the most challenging, bad-ass, overwhelmingly awesome class I have even taken... It ran eight times this fall, and then returned for only two times just now, in March... It was so great to be back in that class, but then it was over so very quickly! It was like going cold turkey, I almost feel heartbroken. I love dancing. And being in good physical shape, with a lot of stamina, strength, and flexibility in my body, it's even more fun to take a class like that because you're actually able to keep up the whole time. IT FUCKING ROCKS. The instructors are wonderfully committed, talented and inspirational, I just love them. I know I have probably mentioned them before. LOVELOVELOVE. I got to have a long talk with one of them after Zumba and BodyBalance today, I was so happy. Today's Z+BB was also very enjoyable, by the way. Good atmosphere, good workout, good times. All smiles.
In spite of having quite a boozy weekend (out on Friday, girls night in yesterday), I also managed to drag myself to CrossTraining yesterday at 1pm. I had not trained with that instructor before, and CT classes are always so different, depending on the instructor. There were eight stations, and we went to each one four times. The worst ones were side plank and reverse flyes, probably. (I'm super sore today!) I got good feedback from the instructor on my deadlift, which was great, because I have actually been doing that a lot and it's good to know my technique is on. She said I have good control of my back, and she wanted me to push harder by lowering the bar to my ankles instead of just to my knees. The weights were also heavier than the ones I usually lift - 10 kg on each side. I was a bit worried because I have not done any real lifting since those tummy troubles in BodyPump, which is about a month ago, but it went fine! I'm also thankful for the individual feedback, which is always very useful.
I might be brave and attempt BP again before leaving for Singapore and NZ. We'll see. Next week's workout schedule looks like this though:
Monday: AshtangaYoga (90 min)
Tuesday: Yoga morning class (6.30, ouch! Let's see if I actually manage to go...) (Haha, NOPE!! I am writing this edit Tuesday evening. When my alarm went off at 5 am, I just thought... I JUST went to yoga yesterday, and I'm going to have to shower and put on makeup at the gym before going to work and it all just seemed so unnecessary there under the covers at sunrise... So yeah, that's a big fat no right there, and I feel fine about it. Rest day, then!)
Wednesday: double dance: DanceAerobic and then Zumba
Thursday: CrossTraining (yup, I'm into it now...)
Friday: StreetDance (oops, scary! but I really want to dance more, even if it's nothing like MDF...)
Saturday: SatsEnergy
Sunday: Z+BB, standard procedure :D
OK, I should shut up now. I'm grateful for my progress and for feeling good. Thankyouthankyou.