Maybe if I had these stairs to climb up and down every night I would be motivated to exercise more. If my destination were the ocean, would I tire of my routine? Hard to know really.
Tonight I went to Curves for the first time. I am there on one of those group coupons. I have the opportunity to do a Curves Circuit, complete with a Zumba Fitness component, twelve times. I found the experience intriguing on several fronts.
First of all, one of the reasons that I signed up is that my BMI tells me I am overweight. The calculations today said I was good. Hmmm…suspend judgment for now. Then out came the measuring tape. What size was I in clothing? Yup, that was all good except for my hips. They were a little larger than the size I gave. Ok. Step on the scale, please. Wow! I was almost dead on with what I told her my weight was…and that was somehow unusual. I guess people don't weight themselves these days. By the way, I had such a nice pedicure. Why did I start regretting this choice?
Did I mention that snacking is apparently a bad thing? I had to answer this series of questions and one was odd. I forget what it was now but when I asked for clarification, the response was a question: Do I snack? Yes, but what if it is a healthy snack? She looked blankly at me for a moment and then but down snacks.
What was unusual was that she did not ask about injuries or issues that the instructor would need to know about. I am used to Pilates where that is almost always the first question.
Time for the machines. One of the staff showed me how to use them. Having been used to Pilates, I was surprised that there was not much attention spent on how I was performing each station. I was aware of my core but it did not seem to concern the staff. I hope that changes. It looks like people just do their own thing though.
I was a tad concerned about the skinny young woman, working out furiously while the staff person said she was so proud of her. Really? Can you say eating disorder? Hello!
My first work out is on Saturday. I will let you know if I have had enough exercise by the first class or not.
Peace,
Suzanne
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