Well, two months later and I have returned. It's been busy. From moving, to finding a new job, to getting settled, and more, there has been little time for Pilates. I must say, I missed it. It seems to be the common theme when I go without Pilates.
Today I set forth to do it after work. I had the closing shift so I didn't get out of there till 10 o'clock at night, and I had a busy day. My job in retail is full of variety and labor, and I run all over the store. Literally. I'm the only one who does but I can cover distances faster that way. Plus, it's a decent workout.
So, I was pretty tired when I came back this night. I thought I'd pass on it and wait, but I had made a commitment to myself to do it. Hell or high water, I was going to at least try. So I tuned back into the Beginner's Workout video and expected to get nailed.
The first few minutes were a good refresher course on what I needed to do properly, namely my breathing, and then the real work started. And after the first set of 100s, I was back in it. It was a struggle at first, I'll admit, but I was pleasantly surprised to find my form was in decent shape. I can only attest this to the fact that I've practiced her breathing techniques and some of her exercises for a few minutes during my lunch breaks.
That and sucking in my belly button during the course of the days kept me in decent enough shape to tackle this video. I found my form and I proceeded to do the video well. I felt the burn, mind you, and it felt good. I missed the feeling of ... well, feeling my muscles work. Shaking from the strain and concentrating on getting to the end of the movement.
I thought for sure I was going to get blasted by this video but instead I found myself not dying. Which felt awesome.
Today, in general, has been one of feeling pretty good. My mood has been good all day and I think having Pilates to look forward to really helped with that. Furthermore, now that I'm in Ohio, I think I'll search out a real Pilates class. There's a nearby gym that might have one, but I want to go ahead and show up in public. Sure, it's probably not going to be pretty, but I'm ready I think.
I can fit into teenage boy clothes thanks to Pilates. I find that a success worthy of sharing. ;)
I'll be hitting up Pilates on an every-other day basis I think until I work myself back into everyday shape, but I'm very pleased with tonight's effort. Once again, I highly recommend this to anyone. Just thirty minutes a day and you can see some definable benefits after a month or so.
At the very least, it'll make you feel good about yourself and that can't be undersold.
Thanks for reading, folks. See you for Day Twenty-Four.
