Today I'm doing something new. At Amazon Local I bought a voucher for 20 drop in exercise classes at a local fitness place. I have to use them all by mid-June, since I bought the voucher in mid-December. It's not a gym, but has trainers. It calls itself a personal training studio. I was hoping to do their kettleball workout that they had on their schedule every Wednesday in December when I bought the voucher, but now in January they only have a Zumba class on Wednesday, so I guess I'm doing Zumba for an hour. Their kettleball training is now being held right when my favorite water aerobics classes are being held, Monday night and Saturday morning, so I'll need to make a decision next Monday on which to attend.

Well tonight I'm going to Zumba!

Great quote today Tim! And what an awesome time on your run. Obviously your recovery period did not set you back.

Have you done Zumba, Donna? I think it's fun. The pass sounds like a great way to get in some classes without committing long term to a membership somewhere.

Nice rest day workout 13Strong!

My goal is to run 3 miles on the treadmill after work, then I have a strength workout with my trainer. Not sure if it will be upper body or lower body. Abs are pretty sore today from Monday's trainer workout + Pilates last night. Two weeks off from Pilates for the holidays and my abs turned to mush (even though I still had all my other workouts those weeks).

Good quote Tim!

Donna if you can do Zumba great way to burn off calories, it was too hard on my back so i do Nia Dance which is not as intense.

Today will be a walk day, cold out doing treadmill while babying sick husband. He is very grumpy...ugh... :grumble:

Nice run, Tim!

Yoga flex sounds like a nice thing to do on a rest day, 13Strong.

Hope you survived the treadmill run and trainer workout, Laura!

Great idea to do the walk, FromHereOnOut and Maria, when you're dealing with sickness, yours or others.

Nice steps, Jen!

Well, I went to Zumba. Most of the woman were there already when I arrived. The instructor was really nice. Got myself set up and two woman ran in late and one of them stood so close to me that I was uncomfortable. There was no way I could do Zumba like that. It appeared that I was in her spot. I shifted, around, trying not to get in anyone's way. It was pretty crowded, but by 10 minutes in I had a found a spot that worked. Zumba was reasonably fun, but really no different than what I do with my Just Dance and Exerbeat games for my Wii. I was doing those games last Saturday at my mother's house and actually had more fun and got more exercise there. I'm not really a social creature, especially with people I don't know, and am reluctant to leave my dogs, after leaving them all day while I'm at work, unless the thing I'm leaving them for has something that I can't get at home. Zumba, doesn't fit that criteria.

Tomorrow I'm going to try Metabolic Conditioning: "Get the benefits of both cardio and weight training. Your body will get stronger, your cardiovascular fitness will improve and you will burn calories and watch your body change. This training system is setup in a group class with certified instructors using tools including TRX Suspension trainers, kettlebells, medicine balls, heavy ropes, speed ladders, and more…". Maybe this will fit me better. I can only attend it every other week though, because I have k9 nosework class at the same time on alternate Thursdays. Plus, Fells' flyball class starts at 8 pm every Thursday. I'll check out the kettleball class too, and have to miss my water aerobic on those days.