California Mania 2010: Day 2
Day 2 – SIx classes on the schedule today – all but one of them involve workouts.
Sa1: TRIPLE THREAT (Mindy Mylrea)
Ended my day yesterday with Mindy and started at 7am with Mindy again! I was looking forward to leaning more about Gliding discs. In this class we did some basic gliding moves that involved the discs and the Bender Ball. We did a few partner exercises, one that involved lunging and passing a glide to your partner at chest level, at hip level, and at foot level. Interesting how much harder it gets as it progresses.
Sa2: STEP ‘TIL YOU DROP (Gay Gasper)
Sandy and I took this class and it was really fun and a lot more practical than yesterday’s step class. I got a couple of good ideas for combos from her.
Sa3: POWER HOUR: THE “S.W.A.T.” TEAM WORKOUT (Leslie Grosshauser)
My first boot camp class! Can’t believe I havent taken on yet – but either my gyms havent had it or you had to pay to take it. It was intense for sure but i loved it. Plyometric moves, followed by strength, followed by stability then 30 sec rest. Really a great format. I’ve already taught it a couple of times when i was subbing for Melissa at Golds. I’ve gotten so-so feedback on it, but it’d be fun to get more experience in it.
Sa4: TRAIN LIKE A PRO WITHOUT THE DOUGH: SPORTS CONDITIONING DRILLS USED BY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES (Fabio Comano)
This one was boring because it was not practical for me. It was interesting, but i was tired after 3 workouts so i suppose it was a good break. If i were a personal trainer i would have benefited more. The drills weren’t good for group exercise but the speaker was knowledgeable.
Sa5: EQUIPMENT-LESS BOOT CAMP (Abbie Appel)
I was expecting a little more creativity in this class, but overall it was ok. I suppose you can’t get too creative when all you have is your body and the floor. But good re-iteration on tried and true exercises.
Sa6: STEPILICIOUS (Deborah Puskarich)
Deborah’s class was a master class – just for fun! I actually signed up for it and then found out from Sandy that she wanted me to take it. This girl has creative and complicated routines! But man was it fun. Just can’t do it up like that anymore at our gyms. So sad! At the end of class Deborah sang us Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” while her friend/fellow instructor lead us through a choreographed cool down.
At the end of the day i was pretty exhausted (but still having the time of my life!). We showered up in our hotel room then the 3 of us went back out to Maxes for salads, fries, and dessert. Ah, this is the life. Working out then pigging out! Just one more day to go…..