Man!

[dancerjodi]

I am so out of shape than how I used to be a long time ago. I took a kick-ass step aerobics class on Monday followed by a 15 minute abs class and am still sore on Wednesday! My calves are sore almost like I had a major muscle spasm (you know those ones that wake you up in the night). But it was a great workout (and sort of dance-y too). I think I'll just have to take it more easy next time.

I remember when I went to the gym on Monday, dance class on Tuesday, gym on Wednesday (for yoga), gym on Thursday, sometimes the gym on Friday (depending on plans for that night) and had ballet class on Saturday. This body that I'm in now just doesn't seem like mine - its too squishy, a bit bigger, slower, weaker and a lot less flexible that it was before.

I ended up doing some upper body work at home last night with my dumbells (to give my legs a rest) and will probably do my pilates workout tonight. That leaves me tomorrow and Friday to get in one more cardio and 1 more weights (I'm going to do the NYC Ballet workout over the weekend which is a combo of cardio and strength/flexibility.

I was going to take a bellydance class (once I found one) starting soon since I'm only at school now 1 night a week. I think instead I'm going to seek out more of the traditional dancing that I've done (tap or jazz) since I'll get more movement and cardio out of it. I think I enjoy bellydance more for me, rather than for the "lets improve technique so we can perform" mentality that I've found in most of my classes.

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[grovegoddess.livejournal.com]

You know, every time I go down and dance at Manray I realize why I've gained so much weight. I used to go there pretty religiously every Friday and dance for like 2-3 hours. Its great exercise. If you do it right, and I'm sure you do, you can work just about everything. I miss the type of exercise that actually is fun. Dancing and playing sports are much better than mindless steps and weight lifts to horrible music but its a necessity given our computer driven lives.

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[dancer.livejournal.com]

"You know, every time I go down and dance at Manray I realize why I've gained so much weight. I used to go there pretty religiously every Friday and dance for like 2-3 hours. Its great exercise. If you do it right, and I'm sure you do, you can work just about everything."

Yup. When I first started going to MR (when I turned 18) I didn't know anyone there except the person I went with and we'd be on the dance floor all night! Now when we do go (its rare) I do dance a lot, but not nearly as much as I used to.

"I miss the type of exercise that actually is fun. Dancing and playing sports are much better than mindless steps and weight lifts to horrible music but its a necessity given our computer driven lives."

Its true, I have a hard time getting into the gym routine - its not as much fun as dancing at all (but once I'm in the routine i'm OK, I'm very much a creature of habit). And the fact that I sit on my butt in front of a computer all day doesn't really help either. I know that I tend to gain a bit of weight in the winter because I'm less active - for some reason there's either more this year (or, its normal and I'm just forgetting what last year was like, or something). I get so mad for letting myself get upset about something so superficial (I mean, I'm a healthy weight) - it makes me feel like I'm 14 again.