Toning Day - Tuesday 21st Feb

Today being Tuesday is toning day so I decided to start with Body Pump.  I'm still REALLY struggling with this class.  I ask the instructor at the end to give me a few more pointers because I'm just not feeling anything with some movements so she suggests heavier weights yet I just can't do other movements.  

Oh it's all a learning act but I just wish that I could get it right.  It's frustrating me more than helping so I'm going to give it a miss for a while and just focus on small weights that focus on toning the arms as that's what I care about right now.  Need to get rid of the bingo arms!!! LOL. 

In pump I burnt 311 which they say is fine because we are working the big leg muscles... ohhhh there was soooo many squats and lunges and although I might have trouble sitting on the loo tomorrow I'm happy that I got to work the legs.  I am working on my lunges they are getting better I at least have some balance now.

After Body Pump disapointed with my burn I decide to do a back to back class and attempt Fit Box as it's in the same room and I thought 'yeah, let's give fit box a go, how hard can it be'.... OMG... I think I will struggle to type my arms are that sore but secretly I LOVED IT.  I got to box with a complete stranger as a partner and thank god 1.  my partner was female, 2.  she was as unfit as me, 3. she was as hopeless as me. LOL.  However we had a great time and had a great workout.

I burnt 747 calories wow amazing and got to learn some specific techniques for shadow boxing that was good fun.  In between our punching we had to do sprints up and down or a full minute of exercises, sit ups, squats etc and if anyone stopped before he said STOP then you all started again we were warned - thank god noone stopped but that guy is 'take no prisioners' he doesn't care if it's your first class or 100th he expects everyone to give their all.  Quite impressive really!

That's all the workouts I got for the day as DD12 had her school open night meet and greet the teachers so I went to that although I know I would have preferred to go to Zumba!!!

Yeah I know I don't look very hot and bothered but I was sweating up a storm!  ps the top pic unfortunately is not me or my partner just found it on the net LOL.

After the gym I go to visit hubby at uni again so we can have some lunch together.  What's MORE leg work outs than going Up the 'BLOODY HILL'!  I realise the photo doesn't do the hill justice so if you want to check it out in real life.... LOL go right ahead!!!

I must remember to wear my HRM going up the hill and hopefully in a few weeks time I will be fitter and can go faster!!!  My poor hubby helped me up the hill a bit as my legs officially stopped working once I realised what goes down must come back up again (especially if you were crazy enough to park in the top car park right near his office LOL)!