Good Morning.
Things I need to share this morning before I take the dogs (Elmo and Bailey) to get their haircuts while I am at work….
First – exciting news for those who would LOVE to go to BEA but find costs to be a big factor in attending. Lenore at Presenting Lenore is having a book blogger convention scholarship giveaway – hurry, you must sign up by April 13! I met Lenore last year when we both were on the Adrianna Trigianni Tea experience and she is so sweet and fun – AND she recently received a book deal which is so ssssqqqquuuuueeeee worthy I can not even put into words 😛
I received a BEA scholarship last year when I entered a contest held by author Sarah Pekkanen (author of Opposite of Me and Skipping A Beat) and therefore I can tell you that you never know who may win! 😀 (BEA recap on a stick)
And on to kick boxing…. I took my first ever kickboxing class last night at the Warrior Alliance. My friend Christy has been going and I was interested…. but let me tell you – this is not your Wii boxing….. nope.
I walked into the room which is all workout mats and surrounded by cage like walls and touch looking girls wearing boxing gloves…. Oh wow, I thought – this is so real.
AWESOME!
I had a BLAST and am going to try to attend tonight as well. It’s not a bad deal -$40 a month and you can go up to 5 times a week. I really enjoyed it and I know I got a good work out. Surprisingly, other than a little bit in my shoulders, I do not hurt today and was able to leap (yes leap!) out of bed without feeling like I was hit by a truck. 😛 Always – ALWAYS a good thing.
Ok… time is ticking and I need to move. Hopefully tonight I will have some time to visit a few blogs and finish Little Princes and start Hate List. 😀
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There is a place near us where you can get a boxing style workout and a friend of mine swears by it. Glad you enjoyed it.
I did Kathy – my wrists hurt a little today but that is about it 🙂
Ooh I like the sound of the boxing.It will definitely keep you fit.
I hope so Vivienne 🙂
I have a blast whenever I do kickboxing, end up dreadfully sore, swear I shall never go again and then I do. 🙂 Glad you liked it. I was hoping you would.
LOL – thats what my friend Christy said… she did it once and then quit…. but started again 🙂
Yay! For kickboxing! I loved it!
I think I could easily become an addict 😀
What won’t you try? LOL
Good thing you have lots of energy! Have fun, though, and try not to do any damage (to yourself).
Hmmm…. that is a wonderful question Laurel. 😀
Sounds like you used a lot of muscles with kickboxing. Good of you to try something new. Will you drop another activity or is the extra? How much exercise can one person get? 🙂
Biking will start up hopefully into this weekend but I think the main thing I was looking for was I needed something I enjoyed during the poor weather days… I do group power but this will be a nice supplement and I enjoyed meeting the people 😀
Real kickboxing sounds fun to me; I like kickboxing in front of a screen. 🙂
I was excited from the moment I walked in! I took a class at the YMCA once but no comparison.. at the Y you did not have a sparring partner you just mainly punched towards the mirror (hhmmmm….. kind of like wii….LOL)
So does this kind of kickboxing class have any sort of self-defense cred? Just curious.
They say it is great strength training with self defense steps as well. I know when Lisa (the instructor) is showing me how to do moves, as little as she is (maybe 5 feet 100 pounds?) she is not someone to be messed with. She is scary strong. 😀
Interesting, indeed.
Hey, how often do your dogs get haircuts? Just curious.
They should go about every 8 – 10 weeks…. we were late this time and they were shaggy! They are shih tzu’s. 🙂
We haven’t gotten on a regular haircut schedule for Maisie yet. She just has so much hair! o.O
It took a while for us…. they suggest every two months but they did not need it then… I had to really watch it to determine where they fell – and schedule early as once I called, it was still a few weeks to get an appointment.
The only thing that would get me to leap out of bed would be if Dave pulled all the covers off on a cold morning – which he tries to do frequently. I’m too old for kickboxing but I am looking forward to warmer weather so I can start walking again.
Now see Barbara… if you took a kickboxing class you can handle Dave if he pulled off all the covers….LOL 😛
Was so fun to meet you last year! Are you coming this year?
I am! 😀
The news about the scholarship is very exciting. You are right, you never know who might win. Unfortunately I can’t attend due to business travel I have during that time. Bummer!! Hopefully next year!!
Bummer Kathleen! I hope so next year as well! 😀
Kickboxing and yoga are my two forms of exercise – they couldn’t be more different, but I love them both. I am glad you enjoyed your foray into kickboxing!
I have taken a Yoga class or two at the YMCA but have never stuck with it…. I can see how the two would compliment each other… today after my second kick boxing class, my arms hurt and my back feels tight.