A gymbunny, I will be

I am shy.

Or rather, it takes me awhile to warm up. I hover in the background, go for classes that I'd be able to be least noticed at, stand at the back. This morning, I went into an AM Muay Thai class after a long break – vacation,illness, excuse, excuse etc. All males – lithe, toned, muscular even. And me, dwaddling in. Sigh. I paced myself this time and did not want to faint once. That said, it was definitely less than 100% but, I rather that than faint unglamourously, not that there's a glamourous way to do it.

The AM class is perfect for me. Truth be told, it's a pricey membership to own so I better be there more often. I can barely tell my left and right jabs from each other. Need to get better. Last weekend was the 2nd tennis lesson and I can feel myself getting better. Next week is the third and, we get an extra hour to practice after. Awesome.

This week looks really good, activity wise. AMs on Monday, Wednesday, Friday – Muay Thai. AM Saturday, I signed up for cycling with the cycling group I wanted to try. I need more road confidence, PM Saturday, 2 hours of tennis.

One of the first things that struck me about Evolve MMA is their family spirit. Everyone who trains there treats their trainer with the utmost respect. Fight hard, play hard mentality. Moving from Genesis is tough, it felt that I was leaving the nest. A nest responsible for my weight loss progress thus far which is no mean feat. More than that, I built friendships with people whom I adore – K, J, E, A, (yes, my gym friends have a second career as scrabble tiles)

I feared going to a cold gym where no one really cared but I know that I absolutely need a kick up the behind right now. I have stagnated for all eternity and, if I don't pick myself up and get on with it, I will revert to Jabba The Hut. I had been delaying my first class for the last two weeks – It was a myraid of excuses: back ache, the time of the month, the sale of my home, the purchase of a new home, J's wedding et al.

This morning, I made plans to go. SM was sick of my whinging and told me to *just* go so he would not have to hear me talk about it again. Pfft! So, I went. Barely made it through class, legs and hands all over the shop, had to stop TWICE otherwise I would have fainted on the floor. The teacher, N was very patient with me. At some point when I had executed a proper kick, he stopped and clapped. I swear! He wasn't even insulting me, he was truly happy. *smacks forehead*

The AM Muay Thai class is tiny and, it was very easy for him to go 1 on 1 with me. Even the other two students helped me out tremendously. They told me to breathe in and walk around when I felt faint. Summary?

I loved it. I can't wait till I actually complete a class and not feel like I want to hurl out my left and right lung. That's my goal right now. Like M says, it isn't the kicking and punching that gets you, the ALL the other stuff.

MONDAY

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MONDAY

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EJ changed up the regular routine just as I was beginning to like it.

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