Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Getting fit vs having a fit...

I haven't been to my weekly belly dancing class in a long while due to our instructer jetting off overseas for a holiday, and since I am naturally rather a lazy person, this has caused me to really feel the stodgy effects of my winter eating habits as of late. 
I decided I best get my some blood circulating before I turn into a right blob, so I ordered the Latin Fat Buster DVD. It comprises of 4 high energy dance routines from a 5 minute to a 20 minute workout. I thought it best to ease into things with the 5 minute excercise plan, aka the warm-up! 
Oh my dusty hat, 5 minutes seems like 20 when you are trying to follow the energetic bunny on the screen who is shaking hips, tapping toes, pulsing arms and throwing in a few lunges for good measure. And here I thought my co-ords were well improved being a casual belly dancer......maybe not so much! I'm rather glad I was on my own, as I'm certain I closely resembled a panicked drowning victim with much unco-ordinated arm flapping, very heavy and laboured breathing complimented by burning muscles, all as I willed myself to make it to the end. 
It took a fair minute or two for my breathing to return to normal as my heart continued to pound hysterically in my chest. I jellyfished my way into the shower on shell shocked legs all the while scolding myself for being so ridiculously unfit. Guess we'll try again tomorrow, and with any luck I may oneday reach my goal of the 20 minute workout

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