the gym...

so since i've changed jobs, my whole work-out routine has gone right out the window. and by out the window, i mean i've turned into a complete SLUG!

i decided to check out an early morning step class, because nothing gets you moving like stepping up and down on a step. i showed up a little before the 6am ~ yes, i said 6AM ~ start time, and was greeted by a gentleman who said 'oh, a new face! yay.' i'm thinking, this class might be a little on the easy side judging by the man's age...not that he was old or anything, but i figure if someone my dad's age could keep up with these hard stepping sequences, i should be able to hang, right? that, and the 2nd person to greet me was a little woman named 'verlene' if that give you any indication of her age...let's just say that she HAD to be enjoying some early bird specials down at the local dennys.

so then, jimmy comes in. jimmy is the 65 year-old former drill sargent who teaches the class. yes, drill sargent but he was really nice. did i mention he was wearing spandex? anywho, jimmy was very welcoming and told me not to worry to much, that i'd be overwhelmed at first but to just keep moving. a few more ladies walk in and immediately greet me and say 'oh, a new person!' and then also told me that it's hard to keep up at first but i'd get the hang of it. then, a very feminine man said hello, and told me there would be no shortage of mother hens in the class. i'm looking around feeling pretty darn good right about now. then the music started. let's just say these baby boomers were running CIRCLES around me. i was shocked. i kept up pretty good, but at the end of class, one of the older gentlemen said, 'your face is a different color than it was when you came in here.' i'm assuming he was referring to the shade of red i was sporting ~ must remember to breathe when i go back on friday...assuming i can still walk.

yeah, i'm already pretty tight. but that could also be due to the fact that last night at the gym i got on a treadmill next to a cute guy who was running, so of course i had to run, too...

oh man.