Friday, November 5, 2010

Here I go again!

Just when I thought my workouts couldn't get any better, I have messed around and found another high! Belly dancing! Can I just tell you what a fabulous time I had? Well before I do as you all know I always blog about looking for new workout, trying something new, blah blah blah. Well recently I have been on this "Check out other gyms" kick. There are several gyms in my area and I have been a faithful member to my local Gold's since 2007 but "Hey you get bored." Well at least I do. Yes I change up my workouts, try some classes but the scene is still the same. So a few weeks ago I checked out LA Fitness. Well I watched this place being built last year and honestly I thought they were building a Target. The place is huge! I mean huge! However I was not impressed. It was just drab looking and not very inviting. I did, however do a spin class there that was very on point. As you all know I am a spin junkie! I even liked the bikes they had and the instructor was awesome. Didn't care for the tunes but the workout was worth it and my instructor sounded just like Karen Walker! LOL Anyone who is a Will & Grace fan knows who Karen Walker is! LOL!!! Anyway the LA Fitness was a little cheesy and their guest pass was only for 3 days! But it's all good it was free. So a friend of mine just recently joined SPORT FIT and of course I said I wanted a guest pass. This one is good for a week and I went for the first time on Wednesday night and ran like the wind on one of their state-of-the-art treadmills that charges your IPOD while you play it! Big plus! Anyway couldn't wait to get there today for the Belly Sculpt class. The instructor is who took me on the tour when I got the guest pass and she is walking motivation. She practiced law for 10 years before she made the choice to shed the weight and take on a healthy lifestyle now she teaches a little of everything and does outreach on fitness and health and I was just in awe! So the class was great, the music was great and she even had some extra sashes. I am sure that's not what they are called but you know the scarves the belly dances wear with the little coins that jingle. I bounced my hips and dropped it like it was hot and waved my arms, and rolled my mid-section like my life depended on it! It was both calming and thrilling, sensual and erotic, powerful and empowering! Folks were sweating, I was dry as a bone (you know it takes a lot for me to sweat) but I was soooo into it! I felt energized and even ran 3 miles on the treadmill when I was done! Anyway as I sit here sipping on my wine and winding down from this experience I think to myself: "What's next?"

1 comment:

  1. Wow.. belly dancing sounds like fun and if it can also burn some calories and help shed some weight that;s a BONUS!!!

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