Last Wednesday I started going to the Y to workout in the mornings and do some yoga.
My knees kind of suck, mostly because my legs are weak and I'm not very flexible. Thus joining the Y, where I could address both issues, seemed like a no-brainer.
So far I've been to three morning classes of sculpt fusion which is sort of a low weight cross training. They've been exhausting and they really wear our my core and cardio. Plus they've left a few different muscle groups with a pleasant level of soreness. I'm really glad I started with that class.
I've also been to two afternoon kettlebell classes. One was a rotating station type of thing and then yesterday's was a series of exercises in a step down count. 50 squats, 40 of a squatting lift type of thing, 30 one arm bell swings, 20 burpees, 10 squat 180 jumps, and 10 Turkish get ups. Followed by a short 1/20 of a mile jog. 2 sets.
I've been to two yogas. The First, last Friday morning, was pretty chill. The second was last night after the killer kettlebell class. It was not as chill. My legs were pretty jelly already and some of the poses were exhausting. I'm glad I did both though.
I had my third sculpt fusion class this morning. My legs were already pretty tired from last night but I pushed through. It was a great workout and now my arms/shoulders and legs are all equally tired. I'll bet my legs are sore tomorrow! A nice part of working out in these classes is that there is a dedicated stretch time at the end. I need as much stretching as possible so I'm glad I've sort of forced myself into a scenario where that happens.
I imagine all of this exercise will help my running as well. Strong legs can only be good for my runs and helping my knees will just make me happier all around. Another nice part of the classes is you push yourself as hard as you feel comfortable going and the weights are all so low that it is pretty low impact. It is funny how heavy an eight pound dumbbell can feel after you've repeatedly used it a bunch of times.
The only downside to all this new activity is that I stay hungry now. It's like I'm 20 in terms of appetite
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Working out at the Y
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