a good ache

i went to my first pilates class ever on monday night! it was "pilates revolution" which just incorporates a concave steering-wheel-shaped weight called a smart bell. the class wasn't as hard as i was expecting, but that might be bc i wasn't always "lifting the navel and bringing it closer to the spine." LOL my instructor was playing zero 7 and thievery during the class, so that was pretty relaxing overall. it felt so good stretching and balancing alot, so....

i took a yoga class for the first time in almost a year last night! now THAT was a work out. sweat was dripping off my face and shoulders during all my downward dogs. i had to leave my glasses off bc they were just barely hanging on to my ears. =)

after yoga, i took chisel with sarina jain (she's the jane fonda of the indian world, apparently). i took her bhangra class once and it was so much fun (moving our shoulders and twirling around!), but i felt like i was going to die, my heart was pumping SO hard. i should've remembered how hard she made us work, bc during chisel i couldn't even use the 8lb weights like i'm used to lately. 5lbers for me!

today, my chest, biceps, rhomboids, lats and hamstrings are sore... and it feels like i've actually accomplished something.