06 Stepping up

No, I haven't weighed in yet. Rest assured I'll be doing the big reveal tomorrow night after I rock up at QEII for my weigh-in. I'm part of the metro team, but QEII is close to home for me. Plus, of course, I get a couple of extra days to work out ;) Shhh, don't tell Jacquie.

Sadly, I didn't make it to my second ever spin class yesterday. Silly work getting in the way. I'm not helping myself much this week by forgetting various parts of my workout gear. Monday it was shoes, and today it was tee. Thankyou Katy for coming to the rescue with a shirt for me to wear today.

So far this week it's been a gym session, a pilates class, and Step this afternoon with the fabulous Erin.

I love step. No really, I do. I've been stepping since I was dragged along to a class at the canty uni rec centre over 15 years ago. Took me a while to get the hang out of it, but ever since then, it's been my favourite form of group exercise. I guess I like the choreography side of it. It's like learning a mini dance routine every time. You'll find me at Gary's step craze class every Saturday morning at QEII, and it's honestly the most mentally and physically challenging step class I've ever attempted. So if you've never tried it, use this 12 week challenge as a good excuse to give it a go. You might like it too.

Worth also mentioning that I've just finished intro Pilates at QEII. To be honest, it took me a while to get into. Probably to be expected when it's an intro class and you're being taught the techniques and principles necessary to progress. I was so used to exercise being physical and sweat-raising that it was kind of odd to walk away from my first few classes feeling like I hadn't done anything. Now though, I get it. I'd actually really like to do three or more classes a week, as I'm hopeless at going through a programme on my own at home. I need someone to guide me for an hour. So the upshot is, I'm going to enroll in level one next term. I want to be able to hold that plank for five minutes :)

Normally on a Wednesday, I play indoor netball. Not this evening. I've played netball for over 20 years, and my right knee will definitely attest to this fact. I think netball probably deserves a whole entry of its own (yes, groan) but I'll just say, that I can't say enough about the benefits of being part of a team.

Before I really start preaching, I'm going to go and raid the fruit bowl for an apple.

Check back tomorrow, for the good news weigh in story.