If I stepped out of my exercise comfort zone last month when I started Pilates classes, then I most certainly stepped into an exercise abyss last week when I took my first yoga class. As if stepping out of the old comfort zone wasn’t enough to make me sweat, add a 101° F studio to [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Gym stories’
August 24, 2008
If Pooty Pootwell Took Pilates
I have an exercise comfort zone, and this week I walked right out of it. In an effort to increase my strength and flexibility, and to get to know my new co-workers better, I took my first (lunch hour) Pilates class. I did all of the important research before the first day of class– i.e., [...]
July 22, 2008
What Happened in the Locker Room Nearly Didn’t Stay in the Locker Room
The unthinkable happened last weekend. My extreme dorkitude collided with my affinity for the gym in a way so profound that I had no choice but to blog about it. I realize that by doing so, I am risking all remaining semblance of my dignity. However, if I can keep this from happening to just one other [...]
May 9, 2008
What Happens in the Locker Room Stays in the Locker Room
With a few blog-worthy exceptions. Like what happened tonight. The evening began innocently enough. The imp and I spent some quality time at the pool. She splashed; I supervised. All in all, it was a swimming success. Afterwards, we sought the soothing warmth of the locker room showers to de-chlorinate ourselves.
As it happens, there is [...]
April 30, 2008
Confessions of a Double (La)crosser
Is it false advertising to wear a shirt representing a sport you don’t play, spectate, or even recognize? A recent purchase of mine definitively answered this question.
I was on a quest to find the perfect workout shirt– fitted, but not too tight; anti-wicking, but not over-polyesterish; stylish, but not impractical. I was having no luck, [...]
