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Weights + Mattress + Turbo = Magic Bag (I should get a math degree too!)

Posted by Candice on June 1, 2009 at 8:03 pm

I am so sore today! And, at least this time, it’s for a reason and not just because I’m old. Actually it’s for a variety of reasons.

1) My mattress has no support. I tried to think of a funny analogy, but I can’t. It’s that bad. The couch also has no support and neither do my aging sneakers.

2) I’ve been doing a new weightlifting program. It’s a four month program. The first month wasn’t too bad, but I didn’t see many results. In the second month you lift really heavy weights. I’ve been lifting really heavy weights. It’s not that bad, but combined with the mattress . . .

3) Yesterday did a full day workshop and completed the Turbo Kick instructor training course! Turbo Kick is the live version of Turbo Jam - which is perhaps the most fun type of exercise I’ve ever done that combines kickboxing and dance. Anyway, I’m now an instructor! Yesterday was really fun (with the exception of a particularly annoying woman who had a comment about everything, complained incessantly and then tried to take over teaching the course even though she’d never done any type of Turbo workout before). However, as part of my practical exam I ended up doing about a half an hour of punching and the repetitive strain combined with the weights and the mattress has forced me to be tied to a Magic Bag for most of the day!

I’m really happy about becoming a Turbo Kick instructor. Hopefully I’ll be able to teach some classes soon. I really like teaching fittness classes, and I really miss teaching dance, so hopefully this will help fill some of that void. However, does anyone know someone who is looking to hire a fitness instructor? Even for just one or two guest classes?

On a seperate note, I made some great crackers/flatbread today using my dehydrator. I used flax, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, tomato, onion, and garlic. I think they are going to be really good with salsa and cream cheese on them. I also tried to make my own banana chips, but got impatient so Tom and I ate some warm, leathery bananas before our supper! On reflection I’ve become quite granola-y since moving here. Not only have I made my own crackers, but in the past week alone I’ve made my own apple butter, sunflower seed butter (YUM!), “lara bars,” and sprouted my own sprouts.

And finally, I wanted to congratulated all my DSW friends for having such a great show this past weekend. I’ve only heard good things, and can’t wait to see the video (though I know it won’t be the same at all). It was really hard for me not to be there. A lot harder than I expected. I spent the better part of Saturday unable to figure out why I would keep breaking into tears, but realised yesterday, when I cried over everyone’s show pictures, that I had just been upset about not being there for the show. I miss everyone so much. It’s pretty lonely here and I can’t wait to get home as soon as possible.

Oh, and Tom started work at Staples today. He says it could be a sitcom. I love social situations like that. Hopefully he’ll enjoy working there. (Tehe! he also now has one of those red polo shirts and a name tag. I’ll have to get a picture of it to post).

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