uncoordinated Gretel

went for bodystep on friday with germaine. it was right after bodypump, so both of us are pretty drained of energy and kinda shaking from the fatigue in our muscles. btw,bodystep is like step aerobics...so there's a step and basically we make use of the step to get a full body workout.

it was really fun. jumping around,onto and across the step...the music was good...the instructor was fun and energetic...really enjoyed myself...

except for the fact that i am so highly uncoordinated.all the jumps and steps should continue into each other so that the whole routine becomes sort of like a dance. guess my dancing days are truly over cos most of the time,i have no idea which leg to step..which leg to kick..which leg to tap...and add in the arm movements,i must be looking like a complete idiot. more often than not,i end up stopping and watching this other girl who is absolutely catching what the instructor is doing...then hopelessly try to coordinate my arms and legs.maybe there's something wrong in my cerebellum (part of the brain right at the back of ur head) which is responsible for coordination...maybe i damaged it when i fainted and fell on the back of my head in 2001. or maybe it's just that i am old already. reaction time is longer...reflexes are slower...sighz...age is catching up with me eh?

but,i am determined to keep doing bodystep.a great cardiovascular workout..can feel myself panting and my heart rate shooting up.it was great fun. much better than jogging outside and ending up with pain in my ears and low blood sugar level. :<

now i have excruciating soreness in both my calves from the jumping up,down,left right and center. but the pain feels good...means that i really work the muscles. besides the pain in my calves..also sore in my hip adductors (the muscles on the inside part of the thigh)...and my pecs and deltoids are aching from bodypump. :"<

on the bright side,i did tone up and lost a bit of flab. my jeans are getting looser...my clinic pants doesn't fit as well as before...hopefully,i would continue to tone up and stay toned when i go back to sg in november.

going swimming with germaine later.did 36 laps last sunday...today gonna try and do 40 laps...though 1 lap is only 25m :P been working on my front crawl.hopefully by the time i go back to sg,i can swim front crawl continuously for 50m. *cross fingers*

endorphins ('happy hormones') from the workout on friday still swimming around in my blood.in quite a good mood now...better get some work done while i am in a good mood :|