2nd Zumba Class

I did the 8pm Zumba class at the gym by my house last night. This class was led by a different instructor with a completely different style. Her routines incorporated more arm movements and I felt like I was in drill team. ;)

Still had difficulty following the steps, but I just kept moving. I really cannot do the traditional Latin dance steps. :(

In addition to the different instructor, I also only recognized 1 person from last week's class. Maybe people go to classes depending on the instructor and not the time like I do.

I liked both instructors. Last week's routines were high-energy. This week's were a little more mellow. Don't get me wrong, I was still sweating a ton and my t-shirt was completely drenched and I totally knocked out again as soon as I got home.

As I was changing after class I thought it would be a great time to get in the pool, if only it wasn't already late. This past weekend, I didn't do anything because I was so tired, but I think I was so tired because it was my first full week of working out. The last time I did any kind of working out was probably October of 1993 in my 10th grade gym class. OK, no wait, I did have to take swim classes in college to learn how to swim for the swim requirement. I took two quarters of swimming my sophomore year. Still, it's been a looooooooong time, so of course I was going to be tired last week.

Remember how I wrote that I just felt tired on Friday, even before I went into my workout (that I over did)? I was able to walk normally and go down the stairs without any pain, but I noticed how tired I was just walking and going about my normal activities. And then I did my workout and I couldn't even do my regular 15 minutes on the bike (I stopped after 5 mins) and I was sore & achy. My body was just tired, period.

We'll see how my workout goes tonight. I'm on my own again and this time I'm going to keep an eye on the time and limit myself to 30 minutes of training (not including the bike) like I do with the trainer. But I don't think I'll be tired like I was on Friday.

Going back to the pool thing....seeing as I feel like I was so tired and achy because it was my first real week of working out in 20 years, I think I'll try at least one morning Zumba class this weekend and then get in the pool. I bet it's going to feel great! :)

I was also looking at some of the other classes, like Step Plus Abs and Body Works Plus Abs. I watched the videos linked for them and maybe I'll try one or two classes. But, ugh! I hated step aerobics in school.