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Pilates Take 2

Today was my second pilates class. I thought it was the same class as my wife and I took two weeks ago, but somehow it was harder…. let’s consider the differences:

1. I did ride my bike there… only 4 miles, but I was in a hurry, and riding my “commuter” which probably weighs about 45lbs and is uh… slow… And on top of that, the pilates studio is on top of a hill. I mean… at the top of a really big hill.
2. I didn’t have any breakfast or coffee before my workout… I mean literally, I jumped out of bed, and jump on my bike to get there…. Since I am pretty much fueled on pure coffee… I was actually yawning on my bike ride…
3. I got lost on the way there… called my wife on my cell phone a couple blocks from the studio… “Where is the pilates studio?” “Union.” “Oh… I’m on Madison…” “No problem you’ll make it.” “I’m on my bike!” And to make it worse I actually had gone down the hill a couple blocks… Union and 22nd was up the hill a couple more blocks… a couple blocks I had just come down! Ugh… pedal faster!
4. Apparently, according to my wife, as confirmed later this evening in a phone call, we had attended the “All Welcome” class last time… and this mornings class was “Intermediate”… as far as I know there is no expert class, so this would be the most challenging class…

So, I admit, I struggled… mostly on the abs workout… The instructor, who remembered me, said “The choreagraphy will be difficult for you Brad, but try to keep up!”… Ugh… I tried. I could have sworn that these were the same routines as last time, but alas I couldn’t seem to keep my composure. Oh well, it was a good workout nonetheless.

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 04/10/2008
• Time: 22:08:40
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00

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