In The Pink

My leg muscles hurt even more today and I have been doing stretching exercises all day to free them up, trying to walk first thing this morning was...well frankly hilarious! It has been sometime since I have done a good workout so it is to be expected and as I am signed up for two classes a week it won't be long before they get used to the routine and start shaping up! In the meantime sitting down is a little problematic! I have my second class tomorrow night, its aerobics rather than step. I am not very good at aerobics as it tends to be a bit dancy but I am willing and keen so will give it a bash! They are a really nice bunch of ladies at the class and were very welcoming on Monday night, most of the same people attend on Thursdays as well. Work was a little better today and I am feeling pretty prepared for my client progress meeting tomorrow. My fella on the other hand has been told there are changes a foot for him at work. Employees are being asked to consider early retirement,...

Step class was brilliant last night and as I have not done it for sometime I was pleased with how quickly I picked up some of the new routines. We never used to step over the step to change direction, or step off the end of the step. I am still useless at the Cha Cha Cha bits. Basically anything that resembles dancing usually has me tripping over my own feet which is a shame as I love to dance! Well Dancin' Fool by name Dancin' Fool by nature. My legs and stomach ache today which as always I am taking as a good sign. We did a lot of stretching at the end but at least I know I woke some muscles up. Progress at work today and generally at the moment is not so good. I cannot seem to make headway although I am achieving a lot. A few years ago I had a job with a totally unrealistic workload and much stress, mostly in the form of abuse from the public actually and it nearly made me crazy. In fact I think I was a little crazy for a while. Its funny but if you speak to tree officers fo...

As regular visitors may know I have been threatening to get fit for some time now. Like many people I find it's so easy to plan but so hard to do, the alarm goes off and a run or a bike ride are as appealing as a bath in ice cubes! Evening exercise regimes quickly fade away and all you can think about is how nice it would be to be able to afford a personal trainer...a cute one! Some years ago I used to go to step class with my sister. There were several things that made this exercise regime so do-able, firstly good company. Going with someone, and lucky for me someone I really wanted to spend time with, helps a lot! It's is a lot more difficult to talk yourself out of something when someone else is relying on your support. In addition step class is fun and therefore doesn't really seem like hard work, although if you really throw yourself into it it is a great workout. And finally you get to do it all to loud music which I find to be a fantastic motivator. Well having just ...