Monday, January 28, 2013

That's Gonna Leave a Mark

So I've been exercising a whole bunch more than usual, but it's really not a *whole* lot.  It's a 20 min walk every day, which is pretty minor, and 20 minutes of actual aerobic exercise 3 times a week.  Today Zumba started at work though, a full 60 minutes of jumping around.  I love Zumba, but I didn't know if I'd be able to make it the whole hour.  I suited up with trepidation and hoped for a dance sort of instructor rather than a drill instructor/super athlete type.

The instructor I got was in between, which is pretty much the best sort.  That way I don't feel too entirely graceless (like with the sensual dance guy), and I didn't have to feel like I had no hope of being able to follow the instructor (like miss I'm a competitive cheerleader in my spare time).  It was pretty quick dancing though!  For my first time in over a year of Zumba I think I did pretty good.  I did have to modify some moves.  I never jump off the ground because I am heavy and I value my knees.  Also, when doing moves that involve torquing around so that there would be sideways pressure on my knees I modify it so I step into the position rather than "twirl" there...if that makes sense.  The good thing is that I made it the whole 60 minutes!

I could tell as soon as I got home that I'm going to be sore tomorrow.  I think it'll be ok though.

Yeesh, so far this blog is like a diet blog.  I'm not trying to plan too much about Burning Man yet until I know I have a ticket.  Hopefully that will be February 13.  I'm nervous about possibly not getting tickets.


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