Isn't It Supposed To Get Easier

I'm talking about Zumba.

On Tuesday, our instructor threw in a couple of new songs so of course I had difficulty following along. But what about the songs we've been doing for weeks now?? Shouldn't I be better?

On Thursday, the regular instructor was back and I realized I didn't remember her routines at all and her style is so different from our Tuesday instructor and all the subs we had. I had an ever harder time following along. I was so tired and achy at the end of class. I was totally feeling it the next day. 

All I kept thinking was, "isn't this supposed to get easier?" I know it's only been a month, but still.

I was back with my trainer on Wednesday and we did some new stuff. The half-hour always seems to go faster when I'm with the trainer than when I'm on my own. :/  I wonder why that is....  After my training session, all the elliptical machines were taken so I jumped on the treadmill. I tried going up to incline 7, but that was too much. My legs were still achy and we did quite a bit of leg work during my session, so I scaled back to incline level 6.

Legs were still achy a bit on Friday and luckily my trainer told me to work on upper body. Usually I have trouble filling the time because the machines are all taken, but since it was Friday, there weren't that many people. I finished up, went downstairs and jumped on an elliptical. "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" was on so I was watching that while on the elliptical. Remember I mentioned that I need to hold onto the handles right in front of me that don't move because if I hold onto the ones that do, it burns me out? Well this time I was able to hold onto the moving handles for a significant amount of time. I did 35 mins on the elliptical, mostly because I was waiting for Legolas' horse scene in the movie. Unlike last week, where Beyonce had to get me through the last 5 minutes to 30, I was able to do it more easily this time.

Of course, I'm still achy, which is why I probably didn't get up this morning in time to do the Body Works Plus Abs class at 11am. I don't know why I have such a hard time going to the gym on the weekends.

On Thursday, I arrived early for class so I watched the last 10-15 mins of the Kickbox Cardio class. On Thursday it's a different instructor and she has a different style than the Tuesday instructor. It actually looked like Kickbox Cardio.

I've been studying the class schedules, so I want to try doing the Body Works Plus Abs class and the Kickbox Cardio. Of course, with the Body Works Plus Abs class the challenge is getting myself to the gym on the weekend. I failed miserably today. This Thursday, I'm going to try the 5:45pm class at my work gym. The plus side to that is I'll get done quicker and get home a little earlier, hopefully. Tuesday Zumba will remain the same.