Crazy!! I am the laziest person in the world and I managed to go to 7 classes in 6 days. I am trying to get in shape for an upcoming trip… in a week HAHAHAH. I’ve always been a crammer, but unfortunately cramming doesn’t work with exercise like it does for academic subjects.
I’m taking my usual classes, plus I added a couple yoga classes and tried out this ballet conditioning place. I decided to check out a yin yoga class, and holy was it weird. I think the place I went to is very into the spiritual aspects of yoga. It was the slowest class ever, 6 poses in an hour and a half, and I found some of it very uncomfortable and not in a good way. I also felt like I didn’t fit in. The ballet conditioning class was also weird – all weights, and no ballet. At points I felt like there was danger to my knees and back, which I did not like. However it occurred to me, that maybe part of the reason I haven’t progressed as quickly as others is my lack of abdominal strength, and other body parts. I was taking classes with beginner girls who were proficient at pilates, yoga, etc., and they made exponential progress. So, perhaps I need to add some body conditioning regimen to my week, I’m just not sure what I feel comfortable doing, and what I can fit into my schedule. Maybe I have to make up my own and just be disciplined enough to do it. The three areas that are really slowing me down are my weak abs, tight hamstrings, and weak turnout. I am not a person who cares about extension or 180 degree turnout, but in order to dance with some degree of grace, improvement in these areas is much needed.
Oh yeah, doofus moment. Putting my eggs in the dance basket for now BECAUSE, I am still in really good shape despite my old age. No pain anywhere, still feel pretty pliable. But I am turning 35 next year, so this is obviously not a forever thing. I want to take advantage of my health while I got it. My other interests, photography, film, writing, can be done by an old crone.
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