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MUSCLE!
So last night I finally gave into a friend's request and joined her at the karate studio for a kickboxing lesson. And as expected, today I've discovered muscles in places that I didn't know muscles existed. Last night I was hot, a bit sweaty, a little weak and oh so tired but not sore and most importantly not dead after the 1 hour lesson. This morning, I woke up, feeling great. I had a couple of places that reminded me they were there but overall I felt good. And this afternoon my body betrayed me, laughed loudly at me as it became sore little by little. Now I will admit that I'm not as sore as I thought I would be. I'm actually proud of myself for having the courage to take my 40 year old behind into that class and show my lack of coordination, lack of skill and patience and lack of tolerance to heat and sweat. I made the entire hour. Of course, the instructor was kind to me, only making me do 5 push ups when everyone else did 10, only making me do 5 buddy sit ups instead of 10 and allowing me to take it easy if I needed to. And oh yes, I needed to! Now I'm told he does everyone that way on their first day. Guess I'm not so special. Today I tried to do some exercies on my own but the motivation was just not there....or was that just my sore body saying "NO"? Either way, I didn't do a 1 hour work out. I really was determined to continue this routine at home. I didn't want to make extra trips to the studio as it's not close to my home and I'm already there at least twice a week for my kids' karate lessons. Also, I don't really have the extra $100 a month for this. So I thought it would be easy to just do it at home. All the cardio, kickboxing and other exercises are do-able at home. But what's not available in my home is the motivation, the other people to "answer" to, the instructor reminding me to keep my hands up, punch harder or kick higher. I never knew that having someone to work with while exercising would be so rewarding. I've always liked exercising or working out alone because I don't want to show my weaknesses. But I've changed my viewpoint. I realized last night that others have weaknesses or limitations just like I do. And that the motivation, the support you get from others is vital, at least for me. Maybe I'll keep doing what I can at home and maybe one day I'll be able to join a program. It really was fun and I cannot believe I'm saying that. I've never liked to exercise but I did enjoy this!
Here's a link to the program:
http://www.daviddeaton.com/execufit.html