It's almost Thanksgiving here in the States and while I am prayerfully thankful all year long, this holiday does make us stop and think of how blessed we are with the family, friends and talents that we have.
For years, I went all out with the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Then several years ago, my hubby asked if my feelings would be hurt if we didn't go with the huge bird. He sheepishly admitted that he really didn't care for all the left overs but knew how much I liked to cook and didn't want to hurt my feelings. Since then we have had various things for Thanksgiving, but finally settled on, of all things...Hungry Man Dinners. He loves them. They are made by Swanson, the original frozen food folks. I add some extra instant mashed potatoes and gravy from a jar and a can of jellied cranberry sauce. Hmmm, are you seeing a pattern here? Nothing made from scratch. My hubby is a simple guy and gourmet food is just not his thing. I love to cook and usually feed him plenty of fresh fruits, veggies, fish and chicken. But when Thanksgiving comes around, he's anxious to have his TV dinner, knowing that he wont have to eat any left overs except pumpkin pie, which is going to be a pop-in-the oven and bake treat.
So Thursday's dinner is all planned. This is just Tuesday, what to do until then? How about hitting the gym? I have been going to three Zumba classes a week and getting a real workout. On the other days I'm pedaling away on a recumbant bicycle and sometimes the recumbant stepper. I round it out with 30 minutes on the indoor track. In January, I am going to embark on our health club's version of The Biggest Loser. We will meet with a trainer twice a week for fifteen weeks. Fitness, nutrition, trips to the store, weigh ins and the like are included. Under normal circumstances 30 individual sessions with the trainer would be around $1200.00. This program is only $200.00 so I am psyched to be getting such a deal, and the trainer is my Zumba coach instructor and I really like her.
I mentioned previously that I was going to a hoopercise class. I only lasted 15 minutes, the warm up was too much for me. I'm just not ready for an intense core workout. If you are in better shape than me, and you want to work your core, then the hooping just might be for you. It never hurts to try.
Well, that's it for me for a while. Hope everyone is staying healthy and happy. Please be careful during the holidays, especially if you are travelling.
Enjoy life and remember to be Thankful.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
It's going quite well....
Wow, I mentioned last time that I had signed up for the gym membership. Already I have had a blast. I did Zumba Gold three times this week, swam once and used the bike and treadmill already. I am not even the slowest person there, as I thought I would be, so it's not intimidating. It was mentioned to me that this is a family gym and for the most part, the....let us say "overachievers" usually go to Gold's gym and places where weight training is the main focus. While I look forward to getting to the point of weight training, right now I am enjoying the group classes.
Zumba Gold is designed for participants with very little experience exercise (real exercise beginners, so to speak), individuals that have physical limitations or inactive older adults. The system was created to be easier than the basic Zumba (which is very high energy) but just as much fun. The moves have been carefully designed to be easy to follow by individuals of any size or age. In some instances, there are even routines that can be done in a chair or a wheelchair. Well, don't get me wrong, this is a workout to be sure. The first time I did it, was also the first time actually teaching it for our instructor, so it took a bit longer than usual, and since I was the only one that showed up for the class, she was quite mindful of my current physical condition. It was like a private session and even though I was quite hot and red faced when we were done, I knew I could do it. Each class since then has gotten easier to do. I'm a bit sore, but it feels good to know that exercise is the reason.
Next week they start hoopercize, which I'm pretty sure involves a hula hoop. I used to be able to hula hoop a little bit, so we'll see how that goes.
So that's it for now. I hope everyone is feeling good and trying to take care of themselves. If not, step back, or sit down...and ask yourself why?
Zumba Gold is designed for participants with very little experience exercise (real exercise beginners, so to speak), individuals that have physical limitations or inactive older adults. The system was created to be easier than the basic Zumba (which is very high energy) but just as much fun. The moves have been carefully designed to be easy to follow by individuals of any size or age. In some instances, there are even routines that can be done in a chair or a wheelchair. Well, don't get me wrong, this is a workout to be sure. The first time I did it, was also the first time actually teaching it for our instructor, so it took a bit longer than usual, and since I was the only one that showed up for the class, she was quite mindful of my current physical condition. It was like a private session and even though I was quite hot and red faced when we were done, I knew I could do it. Each class since then has gotten easier to do. I'm a bit sore, but it feels good to know that exercise is the reason.
Next week they start hoopercize, which I'm pretty sure involves a hula hoop. I used to be able to hula hoop a little bit, so we'll see how that goes.
So that's it for now. I hope everyone is feeling good and trying to take care of themselves. If not, step back, or sit down...and ask yourself why?
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