Oh boy. I should have just rested today, but in the interest of working out at least six days a week, I broke out my ballet conditioning dvd . I bought the dvd when my ballet class ended and I think I've only played it once...it's 50 minutes long, which is just a long time commitment for me to workout. I've been wanting to work it into my weekly workout routine, though, because I freaking love what ballet does for the shoulders and back...I mean, try holding your arms either out to the side or above your head for an hour. Nevermind the plies, tendus, passes, attitudes, ronde de jambes, and releves that are happening on the bottom (by the way, working out en francais is so much more elegant than in American, or Sanskrit for that matter).
So, on a day when I was tired and unmotivated, I broke out a 50 minute ballet workout. If you have never done a ballet workout, I dare you. I freaking dare you. I have never done anything so hard. Oh, and this dvd was a lot easier when I did it after I had been in the ballet class and was somewhat used to the pain. And by a lot easier, I mean, I remember how hard it was to do then, so I'm surely going to die today. Worse, I fear not being able to get out of bed tomorrow, much less complete my 8 minute run! I can tell that the yoga and running has helped with some of the strength and balance, but I'm convinced you have to be made of steel to be able to do every minute of this workout. It's relentless. I definitely had to ice my knee afterwards. You know it's a bad sign when you have to pause the dvd to take tylenol 10 minutes in...oy vey.
Well, as I mentioned, tomorrow is a run 4, walk 5, run 4, walk 5...I have interviews tomorrow, so I either have to get up super-early, or run tomorrow night. My guess is that I'll be running tomorrow evening.
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