Cardio Kickboxing

Tonight I actually got to the gym at 5:30! So, I was able to try the Cardio Kickboxing class I have been wanting to go to. The instructor was extremely positive and motivating throughout the whole workout! We were moving the entire time and I definitely worked up a good sweat! This class made me feel completely bad ass, like I could totally take someone on! I would definitely recommend this class to anyone who is looking for a great workout and in the mood to punch/kick out some frustrations!

Zumba

It's SUNDAY! I got so much accomplished today :)

I was able to complete everything I needed to for work, I printed off my syllabi for Chico State classes (which start next weekend), I cleaned the house, did laundry, and went to the gym.

Today at the gym, there was a brand new Zumba teacher. It was her very first class. I really liked her. She was really good at explaining the moves and letting us know ahead of time what was coming up next. She only messed up a couple of times, but considering it was her first time, we didn't care. She was super funny and the time flew by. We did a lot more hip hop dances, including a bunch of songs by Flo Rida!

Flo Rida "Right Round" video

WREC Fit Class

Tonight I went to WREC Fit at the Chico State gym. I was not sure what to expect because we were asked to get out a step, four risers, a medicine ball, gliders, and a weight bar. We started off with a "warm up" which had me sweating within 3 minutes. We were stepping up and down, running, doing jumping jacks and "push"jacks, etc. Then the instructor had us doing squats and lunges with the weighted bar on our shoulders. When we were finished with the weighted bars, we had to put the gliders under our feet and do lunges and side steps.

We also did some plyo-metrics with high knee jumps and jumps where we have to touch the floor and then jump as high as we can. We also did a sort of circuit training where each row had to do something different, for example one group was running laps as another group was doing push ups!

Finally....we made it to the medicine ball, which I thought was going to be my break. The ball I had was one of the smaller ones, but my arms still hurt by the end. She had us hold the ball straight in front of us and do circles, in both directions. Then, we had to hold the ball in front of us, do a squat and throw the ball up in the air. When the ball came down, we did another squat and repeated. My arms were definitely burning!

To finish the class off, we did some ab work. I have to admit, by the time I was exhausted, so my ab work wasn't great.

This WREC Fit class included a lot of cardio, alongside toning, and weight lifting. This was an overall good class for everything that I need, oh and not too mention... it kicked my ass!

Steps

Gliders

Weighted Bars

Medicine Ball

Zumba on Monday

So, I decided to go do the Zumba class again. I was hoping that it was going to be a different instructor than I had on Sunday, but that wasn't the case. It was a very different class though..... First, I had just been to the dentist for a filling and the whole left side of my face was numb. It was pretty funny trying to drink water. I kind of looked like I had a stroke! Second, it was the first day back to school for everyone, so the gym was packed. There were a bunch of girls in there taking the class that were first timers. They were hilarious! Most of the girls in the class you could tell were probably cheerleaders in high school, but also in the group were a couple of girls who looked like they probably played soccer in high school. They had some coordination, but when they weren't sure of the move they were supposed to be doing, they just wiggled around. It was pretty funny!

I have been so tired this week! I haven't gone to the gym the last two days because of personal drama, but I have my Weight Watchers Meeting tomorrow, so if I don't loose I will be working out like a crazy lady!

GREAT WEEKEND!

This week I felt bad because I didn't work out as much as I would have liked to. But this weekend I made up for it. On Saturday, my sister, Ashli and I went to the gym and did our own workout. I showed her some of the moves I learned in the Kettle Bell class and she showed me some moves that she has done in the past. I didn't think I was going to make it to the gym today because I slept poorly last night and was just wanting to be lazy. When I started thinking back on the week, I decided that I really needed to go. So, I got my big butt off the couch and drove over to the gym to do the Zumba class. An hour of Zumba kicked my butt. I was sweating like a PIG! It felt really good to work out that hard, so I am glad that I made myself go.

Now, I am watching "I Used to Be Fat" on MTV. It is very interesting to me that this family is so non-supportive. It makes me soooo mad! REALLY PEOPLE?!

Biggest Loser Cardio Max

Today I wasn't feeling in the mood to drive over to the gym. So, I pulled out the workout DVD's and found one that I had never even opened before! When I first turned the DVD on, the menu popped up.  On this particular DVD there is a 5 minute warm up, level 1 workout (20 min), level 2 workout (10 min), level 3 workout (10 min), and a 5 minute cool down. I thought that since I have been working out I would try to see if I could do all 5 sections of the DVD.....um I was so wrong! I was sweating within the first 5 minutes of the warm up. During the 20 minute level 1 workout, I had sweat dripping off my face. I actually had to go get a towel to wipe it off, so I wouldn't be getting sweat all over my living room carpet. When the level 1 workout was finished, I thought I would let the DVD run to see how hard level 2 was. I was dying! I decided maybe it was a better idea to work up to the other levels. So, I fast forwarded to the cool down. The 5 minute cool down was a yoga stretch. I am not the biggest fan of yoga, but this was actually a really nice stretch led by Bob, from the Biggest Loser! For anyone looking for a good workout DVD, I definitely recommend this one!

Shred the Gnar!

"This is a term traditionally used by skateboarders, and now is used by snowboarders. It means to go skate or ski enthusiastically or agressively. I thought shred had to do with snow like how skiiers/snowboarders shred the snow by carving/shredding it up. Gnar comes from "gnarly" as in, totally cool"


Yesterday, I went with my sister and two other friends up to Mount Shasta to go snowboarding for the day. I love going to Shasta because it is so much cheaper than Tahoe and it is less crowded. We had an awesome day of snowboarding. The weather was great and there were no injuries! My body is a little sore from using muscles that I don't usually use, but that's a good thing!