HUH!

"Right hook! Left upper cut! Roundhouse kick right! HUH!" Ummmmmmmm... huh? That pretty much sums up my first experience at BODYCOMBAT Tuesday night. BODYCOMBAT is a LES MILLS program that is inspired by martial arts and draws from a variety of disciplines such as karate, boxing, taekwondo, tai chi and muay thai.  If you know me, you know I don't exactly have "cat-like speed and reflexes." And if you played any sports with me in school, you know my coordination is a motor skill that has taken just a little bit longer than others to develop; specifically, to dance routines in cheerleading. 

Of course, I was the only person in the studio who had never taken the class before so I didn't know any of the routines. Luckily, I had done some workout DVDs before that incorporated kempo karate routines, so I knew the basics. It was the sequencing of the moves and routines that had the cerebellum part of my brain working extra hard. The class was an hour long but it actually flew by because I was concentrating on learning new moves instead of the clock. And it was fun! I'm going to have a lethal roundhouse kick by the end of the program ;). 

Wednesday night I went to FLOW YOGA. It wasn't your typical "get in touch with your inner butterfly and listen to ocean waves music" yoga class. Although, there were the occasional "you're floating on the clouds" moments when it was final relaxation time. I wasn't exactly gumby, but this was a class I could actually keep up with. My flexibility definitely trumps hand-eye coordination. The ab routine was the best ab workout I had gotten in a while and the whole class had me sweating just as much as BODYCOMBAT. I was actually 10x more sore from yoga than I was from BODYCOMBAT and cycling combined! Love, love, loved it :)

Bakasana, crane pose. One of my goals!

BODYCOMBAT tomorrow morning at 9:15am! Who's game??