Another One Bites the Dust
"The perfect song for tonight" Tom said, as this song came on over the gym loudspeakers this evening.
And right he was, as the gym was filled with people flipping and swinging and bouncing and tumbling over all sorts of gymnastics equipment .... as well as biting the dust now and then. Part of the game.
I am so out of shape, and in pain (Ow! My body.... my thighs, in particular. I think I broke them on Tuesday, too many walkovers. But hey, at least I can still do a walkover...wasn't sure if I could. Not sure if I'll be able to again, either....lol), but enjoying myself none the less. I've signed up for a 5 week, 10 session Gymnastics class at the AC, and just finished off the 2nd class of week 1. Four hours of lots of physical stuff I haven't done in ages in 3 days! But its been fun stuff, and I'm even trying to enjoy the pain (although walking, especially on stairs is rather ouchy) - it means I'm alive. You have to be alive to feel pain, or anything else.
So yes. The class. There are 7 of us, 5 girls and 2 guys, w/ varying levels of experience, from none to lots. I'm middle, which higher proficieny in floor and trampoline exercises. We've also done stuff on bars and balance beams. There is also a more advanced group in the gym at the same time we are, and they spread out and do their own (fantastic) things at different stations around the room, while we stick together. Each class has an instructor, although the other class has 2, I think, one for each night .... tonight Tom was it, although he spent a lot of time hanging around with our group, giving us pointers as well, and chatting with Alison, our instructor. Tom is the trampoline instructor as well, so I've gotten to know him pretty well over this past year, having taken trampoline 3 times. :) He's awesome, a bit of a wiseass, but still cool. I wouldn't have found out about this gymnastics course if not for him mentioning it at the end of the last trampoline session....although, hopefully this does not mean that I'm a sucker for punishment. Lets see how far I can stretch myself (literally!) in this next month.......Bring it on.
And right he was, as the gym was filled with people flipping and swinging and bouncing and tumbling over all sorts of gymnastics equipment .... as well as biting the dust now and then. Part of the game.
I am so out of shape, and in pain (Ow! My body.... my thighs, in particular. I think I broke them on Tuesday, too many walkovers. But hey, at least I can still do a walkover...wasn't sure if I could. Not sure if I'll be able to again, either....lol), but enjoying myself none the less. I've signed up for a 5 week, 10 session Gymnastics class at the AC, and just finished off the 2nd class of week 1. Four hours of lots of physical stuff I haven't done in ages in 3 days! But its been fun stuff, and I'm even trying to enjoy the pain (although walking, especially on stairs is rather ouchy) - it means I'm alive. You have to be alive to feel pain, or anything else.
So yes. The class. There are 7 of us, 5 girls and 2 guys, w/ varying levels of experience, from none to lots. I'm middle, which higher proficieny in floor and trampoline exercises. We've also done stuff on bars and balance beams. There is also a more advanced group in the gym at the same time we are, and they spread out and do their own (fantastic) things at different stations around the room, while we stick together. Each class has an instructor, although the other class has 2, I think, one for each night .... tonight Tom was it, although he spent a lot of time hanging around with our group, giving us pointers as well, and chatting with Alison, our instructor. Tom is the trampoline instructor as well, so I've gotten to know him pretty well over this past year, having taken trampoline 3 times. :) He's awesome, a bit of a wiseass, but still cool. I wouldn't have found out about this gymnastics course if not for him mentioning it at the end of the last trampoline session....although, hopefully this does not mean that I'm a sucker for punishment. Lets see how far I can stretch myself (literally!) in this next month.......Bring it on.
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