It was a pretty good week, and an excellent long weekend. I didn't do so many classes, and I went out for 0 runs (second week in a row doing that - eek!!), but the social aspect of my week was great. My niece left a couple of days ago, so that was sad, but I'm confident that I'll go and visit her soon.
On Monday I went to what is now my regular BodyAttack class. The instructor is so witty and energetic that she infects the whole class. I felt like such a newbie when I attended weeks ago. I did the moves quietly while the regulars whooped and cheered their way through the hour of exercise. Now, I'm one of them, cheering when the instructor asks us if we're having fun.
Tuesday I took a break.
Wednesday was my regular BodyShred with my favourite instructor. I pushed hard. When I first did Shred (incidentally, it was with this same instructor) , I was sore for days after, and I couldn't believe what I'd let Marie drag me into. Nowadays, Wednesday night Shred is the highlight of my week. I look forward to it more than anything! And I don't hurt for days after. I feel stronger and stronger each time.
Thursday was a break day.
Friday I had to work late, so I missed my usual Pump/CX. Instead, I got together with Dave and had a good dinner and chat with him.
Saturday I was going to do a three hour extravaganza of BodyCombat, BodyFlow, and Zumba. However, after Combat and Flow, I felt like it was time to stop. Combat was great, and I got that same release I had two weeks ago. Flow was relaxing, a time to work on stretching, core strength, and breathing. Marie and I went shopping afterwards, where I got a new bikini.
Sunday was beach day! We strayed away from our good Lake Ontario and headed out to Long Point Provincial Park, a peninsula jutting out into Lake Erie. We slathered on the sunscreen for an afternoon in the sun.
There's Kevin doing a plank in the water and turning to
watch some crazy dogs leaping in the waves.
Marie and I secretly brought water guns and attacked Dave when we first got there. There were a lot of dogs at the beach, so we lay around watching them, occasionally going into the water. It was a very lazy day, and a much-needed escape from the city. At the end of the day, Dave dropped me off near the Pride festivities, and I walked through to go home. What an amazing crowd and party. It was the complete opposite of the quietness of our beach day.
Finally: today, Monday! Today is a national holiday, but some of the gyms were open for limited hours, so we made it out to my regular BodyAttack class, except it was in the morning, not the evening. It was spectacular! The crowd was energetic and ready to work hard. Favourite move of the day? Jumping jacks followed by shuffles. Agility training is the best!
It's been a busy few weeks having a little kid around and taking care of her while working and working out. My alone time has been short, but precious and appreciated. I like unwinding in the evening with my book or a TV show, reviewing the day in my mind and looking forward to the next. This week will be another busy one, but it'll be a short work week for me with camping coming up on Friday. I'm also going to re-add a few outdoor runs to my routine. I can't believe I've gotten so lax about it! But I have been getting good cardio workouts at my classes, and I'm a heck of a lot stronger than I was a month and a half ago.
I shall wrap up with a little story from today's class. For the last track of the class - ab work - our instructor had us do C crunches.
She called out, "C is for…..?"
Marie and I both yelled out "Canada!", because it's Canada Day (our instructor had referenced it several times already).
The instructor did a double take, a small, surprised smile growing on her face. "Oh, yeah. I was gonna say cookie, but you girls have the right idea!"
We laughed so hard, and as we started the ab work, Marie said as an aside to me "C is for Crunches."
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