Downward Puppy

Today was the yoga class that I take at the gym. It's a strange class for me. There are things that I'm really good at, and then things that I'm extremely not good at.

My favorite part of the class is the balancing in poses part. We stand on one foot and pull the other knee up high, then twist and look in the opposite direction. Cake. So easy. And, I don't remember what it's called, but we stand on one foot, and intertwine our legs and arms (kind of like a pretzel on one leg). No problem. I can do that for hours.

But the rest of the time, it was kicking my butt! I've realized that my arms are really flexible, but my legs definitely are not. And I can just forget about the cobra stretch- my back just doesn't bend that way. Plus, my abs are terrible. I've never had trouble with them, but then again, I've never had them sliced open before either.

And on top of this, I have a gigantic bite on my ass. Yup, a huge, red welt right on my butt. It's pretty nasty- Shawn says he thinks a centipede bit me, but if I think about that, I'll cry, because I despise centipedes.

I feel pretty good, though. I always feel really good after a class, even if during the class I feel incompetent. It's funny- I'm the tallest one in there (by a lot, because most of them are tiny asian ladies), so even when we are bending down at the waist, my butt is much higher up in the air than everyone else's. And when I stretch my arms up over my head, they completely stick out in the crowd. It's kind of embarassing. But, I have fun, and I feel like the class is getting me into shape, and that's all that counts, right? Tomorrow is my most funnest class- 24Lift. I'm really looking forward to it! Now that I'm taking classes and not working out on my own, I actually am more optimistic about going to the gym. I guess I just feed off of the instructors' energy. Whatever it is, I'm thankful for it!