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Maria,

Isn't it great when you have a good Zumba instructor? Our class is always packed!

I loved the elliptical, unfortunately it doesn't like my ankles...

Today - it will be Seastride, which is a variation on water aerobics, basically the same moves. I liked yesterday's instructor, she actually got in the water with us a couple of times instead of just working on the deck. When they are on the deck they don't have the water weight limiting the speed of movements, so sometimes it feels like you have to practically kill yourself moving as fast.

I also liked using the weights in the water, that was good too!

I MAY do the 8:00 Zumba but that means about 45 minutes of waiting around between classes. I'll have to see.

Has anyone taken a deep water aerobics class (the ones I've taken have been shallow end? What are the challenges?

I had a phone call last night so I couldn't do the Seastride class, I did make it to the Zumba class and I must admit I only stayed about 40 minutes of the 55 minute class.

Why didn't I stay for the last 15 minutes? This was a different instructor and she was HORRIBLE. Nice, but horrible. She told us in the beginning that it was choreographed so "it may be hard to keep up, but just try." She kept changing the steps, then when she did have a particular pattern, SHE would forget and say "oops sorry, let's just do this step until I can think of where I am." A routine so choreographed that you can't pick up where you're supposed to be if you mis-step? Really?

People where walking out in pairs. I tried for as long as I could, but...

She was really enjoying herself too!!!

So night I'm hoping to do Seastride (barring any phone calls) and the Zumba tonight is the regular instructor.

Hey at least you showed up and stayed as long as you could. I've had that happen at yoga studios and been so disappointed that I almost asked for my money back. I wonder if anybody has ever tried that.

That's actually one of the reasons I stopped doing studio yoga. It was always so hit and miss. Good instructors are hard to come by these days.

You will rock it tonight though and btw, you and Maria are making me want to go take a class.

I decided I felt like running FAST this morning. So I set a new PR for a mile on my treadmill. I don't think it's a record for anyone else but myself, so I'm going to pass on reporting the time. Then I walked and jogged another mile.

I am certain it's faster than what I can run. I stink at running fast. Always have and always will but it's not how fast you go it's that you tried that matters. You rock!

I finally decided to do the stairwell workout today (it's actually 16 floors) because it's getting a bit hot & humid outside to go walking midday. The security guard was surprised I did it so fast. He kept warning me beforehand it's really hard & I just told him I workout regularly so it shouldn't be a problem & it wasn't =)

Jeriy - that sounds like fun. I saw that in a movie once and always wanted to try it, but I don't live or work in any buildings that are more then 2 levels.

Tonight was awesome. Seastride, we used balls pushing them down and around in the water...OMG, that was hard - great workout on the arms.

Then to...
Zumba - yeah!!! totally worked up a sweat tonight- definitely went all out, more so then usual. As I was leaving, I saw my husband's car so I went back in and found him in the weight room.
He said it's my turn to get a massage tonight - I'll be ready when HE gets home.

I also saw my boss when I was there tonight too. That gym is a busy place. Now I know what he'll be talking about tomorrow....lol...I'm hoping he didn't see me in my bathing suit...there's something that just feels so wrong about that...lol...

Dianne - I'm thinking the next time I'll go up & down twice or skip a step. I saw this quote: "A women's health can be judged by which she takes two at a time - pills or stairs". Your comment about your boss seeing you in a bathing suit just cracked me up. Also, I was planning on taking a zumba class earlier this month but I was feeling a little under the weather that day so I had to cancel. I just hope I get a good instructor. Like Monica, I've taken a few yoga classes & haven't been back because of mediocore instructors so I just practice yoga at home.

Glad you guys got a great workout. I was fighting off something yesterday so felt awful but I'm good today. Three peeps in my family are sick so I am glad that I took the day off to let my immune system do it's job. Not sure what I'll be doing today but it will be moderate intensity to help my body fight this nasty virus making the rounds.