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OT- weekend warrior update
I went to yesterday's exercise class. There was a substitute teacher.
We introduced ourselves. She started asking about what the usual teacher does. I assured her that if she taught a good class and did it her own way that would be great. I told her about how sore I'd gotten last week and asked specifically to be shown easier ways to work the same muscles. She enthusiastically agreed. She played music which, while still not my favorite, wasn't nearly so bad as last time. The class was smaller. Between that and her different style, she was able to look around the room and correct each of us individually. She singled me out once or twice in a good way to show me exactly how to bend and move. There was one time when I zoned out and didn't realize she was calling my name. I don't know what that's about. She didn't do as much with the egg and nothing with the pole. (It's a weighted rod that you hold to keep your shoulders straight, not something that you dance around.) Result: It's my thighs and sides that are sore today. I can turn over in bed; I can't lower myself into a chair. It's not as bad as last week. In fact, this is more of that good sore feeling as opposed to that horrible sore feeling. I'm surprising myself in saying this, but I'm looking foward to next week. I now have a sense of how long the soreness will last and a sense that I'm making progress. (I'm also quicker to take the margaritas and aspirin. I waited too long last time.) --Lia |
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"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message . .. I went to yesterday's exercise class. There was a substitute teacher. We introduced ourselves. She started asking about what the usual teacher does. I assured her that if she taught a good class and did it her own way that would be great. I told her about how sore I'd gotten last week and asked specifically to be shown easier ways to work the same muscles. She enthusiastically agreed. She played music which, while still not my favorite, wasn't nearly so bad as last time. The class was smaller. Between that and her different style, she was able to look around the room and correct each of us individually. She singled me out once or twice in a good way to show me exactly how to bend and move. There was one time when I zoned out and didn't realize she was calling my name. I don't know what that's about. She didn't do as much with the egg and nothing with the pole. (It's a weighted rod that you hold to keep your shoulders straight, not something that you dance around.) Damn! Well, maybe they'll do pole dancing next. Or you can probably find a class somewhere else. In any case, by the time you're finished with your present exercise class you'll be in great shape to slither around the pole. . Karla |
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OT- weekend warrior update
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:17:25 GMT, "filly"
wrote: "Julia Altshuler" wrote in message ... I went to yesterday's exercise class. Well, maybe they'll do pole dancing next. We'll want pictures! -- Handsome Jack Morrison Dr. Helen: Single Men in Never-Neverland. http://pajamasmedia.com/2008/02/ask_dr_helen_8.php So what would it take to alarm you? http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?c...9_96039&page=1 "Lately, I feel like a stranger in my own land..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpRNkgqUPT0&eurl |
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filly wrote:
Well, maybe they'll do pole dancing next. Or you can probably find a class somewhere else. In any case, by the time you're finished with your present exercise class you'll be in great shape to slither around the pole. Funny you mention that. I haven't really made friends with anyone at the gym. People are nice enough, but the conversations between women tend to be about getting the best activities for their children and getting the best personal care products for themselves. That's comparing where to get hair color and cuts or where to get massages. Nothing wrong with that, but not really my thing. There's a magazine rack filled with People and Us magazines for people to read while they're on treadmills. I bring in my Economist, Skeptical Inquirer, Art Collector, Discover, and Sierra Club magazines when I'm through with them. I wish I could meet the people who run off with them shortly after I bring them in. There's an exception. I've made friends with one woman I met there. She noticed my Teaching Company CDs in their box in the locker room and asked to borrow them. They were these cool set of lectures on the history of language. About a year ago, we started meeting for lunch. I like her. She's almost my age, going to college, majoring in sociology with a specialty in gerontology. She's not sure what she'll be doing, but it will probably involve working with the elderly, and she tells me about neat classes in chemistry and an internship tutoring elderly immigrants in English. She's in a long-term relationship as I am. She has 2 step-children which I don't. She's much more into fitness than I am, has an obese mother she doesn't want to grow like, and takes more time with her appearance than I. She takes a moment to fix her make-up and do her hair after a workout. I change from sweatpants back to jeans and am ready to go. Anyway, we've gotten to be friends, and I enjoy her company. Only recently she revealed to me that she wasn't waiting tables before she moved here. She was stripping. Pole dancing. Making good money doing it and did it for years. She's not sorry she did it or anything but has been put off by people's reactions when she tells them so she's become more cautious about whom she tells. Makes me think about getting into shape to slither around a pole. Maybe she'll teach the class. --Lia |
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"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message . .. I went to yesterday's exercise class. There was a substitute teacher. We introduced ourselves. She started asking about what the usual teacher does. I assured her that if she taught a good class and did it her own way that would be great. I told her about how sore I'd gotten last week and asked specifically to be shown easier ways to work the same muscles. She enthusiastically agreed. She played music which, while still not my favorite, wasn't nearly so bad as last time. The class was smaller. Between that and her different style, she was able to look around the room and correct each of us individually. She singled me out once or twice in a good way to show me exactly how to bend and move. There was one time when I zoned out and didn't realize she was calling my name. I don't know what that's about. She didn't do as much with the egg and nothing with the pole. (It's a weighted rod that you hold to keep your shoulders straight, not something that you dance around.) this sounds like an intriguing class you will be even less sore next week. |
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"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message . .. filly wrote: Well, maybe they'll do pole dancing next. Or you can probably find a class somewhere else. In any case, by the time you're finished with your present exercise class you'll be in great shape to slither around the pole. Funny you mention that. I haven't really made friends with anyone at the gym. People are nice enough, but the conversations between women tend to be about getting the best activities for their children and getting the best personal care products for themselves. That's comparing where to get hair color and cuts or where to get massages. Nothing wrong with that, but not really my thing. There's a magazine rack filled with People and Us magazines for people to read while they're on treadmills. I bring in my Economist, Skeptical Inquirer, Art Collector, Discover, and Sierra Club magazines when I'm through with them. I wish I could meet the people who run off with them shortly after I bring them in. There's an exception. I've made friends with one woman I met there. She noticed my Teaching Company CDs in their box in the locker room and asked to borrow them. They were these cool set of lectures on the history of language. About a year ago, we started meeting for lunch. I like her. She's almost my age, going to college, majoring in sociology with a specialty in gerontology. She's not sure what she'll be doing, but it will probably involve working with the elderly, and she tells me about neat classes in chemistry and an internship tutoring elderly immigrants in English. She's in a long-term relationship as I am. She has 2 step-children which I don't. She's much more into fitness than I am, has an obese mother she doesn't want to grow like, and takes more time with her appearance than I. She takes a moment to fix her make-up and do her hair after a workout. I change from sweatpants back to jeans and am ready to go. Anyway, we've gotten to be friends, and I enjoy her company. Only recently she revealed to me that she wasn't waiting tables before she moved here. She was stripping. Pole dancing. Making good money doing it and did it for years. She's not sorry she did it or anything but has been put off by people's reactions when she tells them so she's become more cautious about whom she tells. Makes me think about getting into shape to slither around a pole. Maybe she'll teach the class. I think that would really be fun. And you'd get to wear all sorts of tawdry bits and pieces. Or not. Karla I got to slide down a fireman's pole once, I was around 10 or so. My uncle was a fireman and he took us kids for a tour of the firehouse. Huge brass pole, very shiny. |
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Julia Altshuler wrote: She noticed my Teaching Company CDs in their box in the locker room and asked to borrow them. It's not completely clear from your posts whether you're listening to those while working out and reading those magazines while on the cardio equipment, but if you are it might help explain why you're getting so sore after class. I've noticed that people who are distracted during their workouts just aren't working as hard. They're careless about their form on the weight equipment and they're barely moving on the cardio. If you're distracting yourself while working out, you're probably not in as good shape as you would be if you were concentrating on what you're doing and may be in worse shape than you think, so that you're not as prepared as you think for a tough class. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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montana wildhack wrote:
Heh. It's the staff who think that no-one reads anything besides fitness or trash magazines. I've wondered about that. One time I saw a staff member go through the rack and remove all but a few gossip mags. I was ready to object, but then I realized that it made sense to remove anything that was past date. So the monthly Art Collector and the Wilson Quarterly last longer. Then other times, I think there's a conspiracy to make sure only the fitness trash is there. I don't mind bringing my own reading material. I do sort of mind the continuation of the stereotype that people who are interested in fitness must be stupid and people who are smart look like Dilton Doily, short, skinny, and with big round glasses. --Lia |
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Julia Altshuler wrote: I do sort of mind the continuation of the stereotype that people who are interested in fitness must be stupid and people who are smart look like Dilton Doily, short, skinny, and with big round glasses. Why do you care? -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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Melinda Shore wrote:
It's not completely clear from your posts whether you're listening to those while working out and reading those magazines while on the cardio equipment, but if you are it might help explain why you're getting so sore after class. I've noticed that people who are distracted during their workouts just aren't working as hard. They're careless about their form on the weight equipment and they're barely moving on the cardio. If you're distracting yourself while working out, you're probably not in as good shape as you would be if you were concentrating on what you're doing and may be in worse shape than you think, so that you're not as prepared as you think for a tough class. That's a good thought. I'm asking myself if it applies in my case, and I don't think it does. I do read while on the cardio equipment, but I have a hard time concentrating. I find the noise and blinking lights distracting. That's why I prefer magazines over novels. There are more natural places to stop and look around. I stop often to check my pulse and to adjust the speed, more to have something to do than anything else. I don't read on the weight equipment. I'm not on them long enough to adjust a book in my lap. Same for the CDs. The little player broke long ago. It held up remarkably well, but the 9th time it fell off the stationary bike and went rolling across the floor, it gave up altogether. I think my form on the weight equipment is good. I see others with the jerky movements and the rests between reps, and I congratulate myself for not being like them. In my case, the most obvious explanation for the soreness is the likely one. I'm working harder and working muscles that haven't been touched by my previous workouts. --Lia |
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