Saying “I went to the gym this weekend” may be an understatement. I took a new Zumba class Friday morning, lifted Friday night, took my first cycling class on Saturday and then lifted again Sunday morning. I do not know if I'm risking a burnout by doing something crazy like exercising every day, but right now I'm enjoying the challenge of a daily gym visit.
This weekend confirmed the lesson I learned over the summer: an exercise class is all about the instructor. The Y Cycle class was taught by our regular Zumba instructor and she brought the same level of enthusiasm and fun to the bikes that she brings to Latin-inspired dance fitness. And while our normal Zumba class has a lot of big aerobic movements, the Friday morning Zumba instructor focused all on hip movement.
My gym schedule for this week has two new routines. The Boston Sports Club had a core conditioning class I enjoyed last winter. But the YMCA’s midday class schedule is not as good as BSC’s. If one doesn’t want to do Pilates or Yoga, there is nothing cardio to do between 10 am and 6 pm besides the treadmill. I worry I'm going to be bored. So I'm following multiple suggestions to take up interval workouts. http://carrotsncake.com/2009/03/holy-yum-and-more-treadmill-workouts.html.
But speaking of Yoga, my girlfriend and I are planning to attend our first yoga class at B Yoga Center. http://www.byogacenter.com/schedule.html. I am little nervous because the class description says it is appropriate for "almost" all levels. If I do not fall outside of that almost, I don't know who does. Still, I will give it a try and report back.
So that is my exercise adventure schedule for this week: treadmill intervals, Zumba, Yoga and lifting, including my return to the Gravitron.
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