Day 3: Bring the Pain

My legs ache.  I have not jogged this much in a while and I am starting to feel it.  They hurt when I went to bed last night and when I got up this morning I knew there would be no way I could go for my run/walk or “rualk” my muscles were simply not up to it. I didn’t expect this much pain, after all it’s not like I am completely and totally out of shape (at least I didn’t think I was).

                            

Have no fear though, like anyone who has unsuccessfully tried and failed at losing weight and keeping it off I have an extensive collection of exercise videos, some of whom I have never watched let alone used, sitting in a closet collecting dust.  I figured they would come in handy on days that it rained or the weather was just too bad to go outside or days like this where I was sore and just needed to do some yoga or something.

What did I feel like doing this morning?  I searched through the videos looking for one that would speak to me, make me feel special.  Who wants to be my trainer this morning?  Jillian Michaels stepped forward.  Yes good idea, I needed someone to scream and motivate me. I opened the box and the DVD was missing.  Jillian took one look at me and obviously had second thoughts.

Then, as I felt like the fat kid no one wanted to pick for dodge ball, someone else stepped forward and chose me for their team.  Billy Blanks with Tae Bo Cardio.  Bless you Billy for Tae Bo an exercise regimen that both gets me fit and teaches me how to defend myself in an alley fight. You, sir, have my gratitude.

I dug my yoga mat out of the closet as well, it had been so long since Billy and I had seen each other I couldn’t remember if I even needed it but I wanted to be prepared should there be floor exercises.  Billy started out taking it easy on me.  He assured me I could “do it” and gave me encouragement throughout our stretches. Then things got turned up a notch. 

Before I knew what hit me I was kicking, punching, huffing, and puffing.  I even stumble once and Billy said don’t worry if you fall down just keep going and I did.  The mix of kicking and punching gave my legs a rest just as they would start to get tired.

It did make me angry how easy the others seemed to be having such and easy time of it while I was struggling.  A lot of times in workouts like these there is always a beginner who does modified versions of the routines.  Not with Billy teaching the class.  At the end I was sweaty and shaking my legs hurt though not as bad as they did when I first woke up.  Billy looked me straight in my eyes and told me he was proud of me…and that made it all worth it. 

Kelly started the day tackling a hill on the beach. Once again she had a photo of she saw while exercising.  I could include a photo of me and Billy Blanks but who would want to see that?

Daily Recap:

Matt: Tae Bo – 30 Min.

Kelly: Speed Walk – 55 Min.