After months of lip service, I went to my first cardio kickboxing class tonight! And all I can say is...HA-LE-LU-JAH! I am ecstatic to have found another class (besides spinning) that my Neanderthal-like brain can handle!
Punch!
Punch!
Punch!
Jab!
Jab!
Jab!
Kick!
Kick!
Kick!
No twirling. No hopping. No hip shaking. No sashaying.
That meant no one around me had to be tripped or backhanded while I clumsily learned the new moves. Kinda nice. I think I did so well because I'm a Tae Bo devotee. At the end of class we also did something really cool called 'mud runners.' Basically it involves running with resistance bands strapped around your waist while your partner tries to hold you back. I loved it! So this makes three things I love about mud- mud pie, mud slides, and mud running. And in that order.
In other world news, I now have an answer to the great debate of whether or not my losing weight would make me more comfortable in the warm summer weather. I figured this out the other day when the A/C went out at work during a meeting. Of the 25 people in the room, only 2 of them were flushed, beading up with sweat and melodramatically fanning themselves with their folded up meeting agendas. And YES, one of them was me. NOT HAPPY.
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Hi there. I just found your site on TheFatManWalking.com. I think I would label myself as a lost Hawaiian, too, but for the reverse reason. My dad is Hawaiian/Phillipino and my mom is from Wyoming. Except for 2 siblings who also live on the mainland, his family is still in Hawaii, mostly Kauai. I only lived there for a year when I was 5, and then visited for a summer when I was 12. But for some reason, I feel more like that's where I belong. My heart connects. That's the only way I can put it.
Anyway, I love your posts. You are truly funny, and I love your outlook. After reading your blog on public restroom techniques I had to laugh, thinking about how opposite my Hawaiian family is. The loud laughter coming from the back yard could be caused by the sound or odor of someone's bodily function, or from just talking about bodily functions. They're big, loud and uproarious and can carry on a conversation and laugh while sitting in a bathroom stall!
Aloha, and thanks for a touch of lost Hawaii. ; )
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