At 6 am I was doing Bikram Spin, it wasn't actually Bikram but as the temperature outside was a bazillion degrees it felt like I was, and as I couldn't get near the fan on account of 2 very larged bottom ladies being in front I was melting.
I think this pretty much sums up how I look and feel during spin. But I love it so all good.
The gym was offering Pilate's taster session, so I was quick to sign up a place. Didn't really know what to expect or really what to do. But then in true Maddi style went bumbling along to the class, of which I am the only one of 6 who hasn't done it before. Undeterred and feeling pumped from bikram spin the instructor said pick a bed, lie on it and let's gets started. Hmmmm pick a bed, yes that's easy, but lying on it?! That was the hard bit, I didn't know which way I was supposed to lie, where my hands went let alone my head or feet.
As you can see its a bit of a mystery, or it was to me. So I fluff around a bit do some groin stretches, drink from trusty Jack Wills bottle, do a few squats and eye up what everyone else does.
It's then time to start as I still have no clue and nobody seems to be in a rush to move I sit on mine cross legged and hope for the best. The instructor smiles and tells me to lie down and put my feet on the bar, ha, so now I know which way I'm supposed to be.
After 5 pushes of this she then says I'm putting you up to the hard level this is too easy. I nod and thank her although I was feeling quite puffed already, lying down pushing your body weight away from itself with the balls of your feet after doing bikram spin is NOT that easy. But none the less I aim to please.
I have no idea what she did but it was tough, she was talking about different coloured springs, I have no idea I just kept pushing myself on the bed and smiling every time she peered over me.
After what was only supposed to be 12 pushes but I'm sure I counted to 50, we were told to lie on the box on the bed. What box, I had no box, I need a box I have to lie on it, where's my box. I'm hastily scanning the room for a box whilst looking what everyone else does. They are already on theirs, where mine. I'm told it's under my bed so out I drag it and heave it on to the bed, work out which way I should be lying again then try and get comfy.
We're told to do to the superman, opposite arm out to leg, easy peasy, then swap, again easy peasy. The instructor is then beside me and I hear her ask "are you a rower" I thought about this for a brief second, remembered all the times I used to row in my front room to Homes under the Hammer and replied "I used to be". Well, she did a little leap, I kid you not then came over whilst I was mid superman and pressed my lower back and exclaimed "wow you have great back muscles, I can always tell a rower" I glance sideways and smile whilst being superman. I'm then praying she doesn't ask where I rowed, in my head I was going to tell her I just did it for Charity in the UK and only at the weekends. Sounds more believable in my head rather than it actually reads out loud.
We're then asked to do some more work lying on our back, legs in stirrups and arms in elastic straps (yes it really was at the gym not some adult only place in Fyshwick)
So there I am pushing legs while pulling arms and the instructors asks "Are you a runner" so I thought about this again for a brief moment, remembered the night before when I was on the treadmill and yes my feet were indeed going faster than I normally walk, so yes I was running therefore I am a runner. Look up and smile and say "Yes, yes I am" she said she could tell after rubbing my right thigh then told me how she'd really like to give me some harder excercised as she felt these were too easy. Too easy, I'm lying there practically having a game of twister all on my own and she wants to make it harder. So I smile and thank her and say "that will be lovely"
After another few rounds of twister she then let's us go freestyle, only I'm still not sure what I'm doing so with legs still in stirrups I just wave them around like I'm doing the River Dance. The lady next to me looked impressed, it may actually have been sheer horror on second thoughts, but what does she know. She is no Olympian like I am.
At the end of the session, I wiped the box down and the bed, grabbed trusty Jack and legged it. I think I will give Pilate's a miss for a little while.
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