OUCH!!!!!

I had been looking forward to my new aerobics class. This Wednesday was the first class. I go one day a week for 8 weeks. It is dance based aerobics. The instructor is working with "deep muscle" strengthening. Within the first couple of minutes of exercising I was really feeling the burn. I thought I had been working out before this but apparently I wasn't working the right areas, because I am hurting in places I didn't even know I had. After an hour of activity I had to hold onto the wall to walk down the stairs off of the stage we were on. My legs felt like wet noodles. I was completely stretched out, I can tell you that. The first routine does not consist of a lot of jumping around. It is mostly floor exercises. The music is mellow and soft tempo'd. The routine is to change every two weeks.

All in all I had a great time. I got out. I got to laugh at myself and at the others that were there. It is a small class of about a dozen people. My friend that I went with didn't like the music or the floor exercises but I feel that I got a lot out of it. I even got a little sweat out of it. I will continue whether she does or not now that I don't feel so intimidated.

I have continued to do exercises at home because I am in quite a bit of pain and I am trying to keep it up and hopefully stretch out the pain. I even have started taking the stairs instead of the elevator at work.

It hurts to walk up and down the stairs. I hurts to sit down and then to stand back up. It is mainly my legs that are hurting. But today I was sitting in a chair that reclined a little and when I tried to sit back up I was stuck. I looked like I was pregnant with the way I had to get out of that chair, because of the pain from my ab muscles. I had people asking if I needed help, they could pull me out of the chair. Of course the ladies I work with are getting a few laughes out of me. When I first stand up after sitting for a little while I kinda walk funny too. HEHEHE. One lady said I looked like I had wet myself and another said I looked like a little old lady. I am glad I can be some entertainment to them.

I can't wait to continue. And I hope this really works for me. I am also going to see about more classes like this when this one is over. It is inexpensive and worth more than that.

What I really need now is a nice warm bubble bath. Wish I had a tub long/wide/deep enough for soaking. Instead I am going to do tonights exercises and then take a shower.