Gym Classes/Today's Workout!

One of the things that has kept me on track most with getting my ass to the gym, is the classes. I find it much easier to stay motivated and the time just flies by. they're also a lot more fun that jumping on a treadmill or cross-trainer! 

The classes I tend to go to most are: Boxfit, Bums, Tums and Thighs, Zumba and Aerobics. I try and introduce myself to new ones when I can. 

Today I did two classes; Boxfit and Dance Aerobics. I do Boxfit quite regularly, but today with a different instructor. It was still as good and pushed me quite hard as they usually do! Although today, the person I paired up with missed her kick and ended up kicking me straight in the stomach - (I have a graze and a bruise-ouch!). 

I'd never done the Dance Aerobics class before and it was crazy. I was exhausted enough as it was after Boxfit, but I wasn't expecting the sequences to be so fast! I kept moving throughout but was severely shown up by the regulars that know the sequences perfectly to each song. I'll definitely be going again though, it was fun and I'm quite good at picking stuff up when it comes to dance/rhythm.

Overall I burned 1651 calories. My heart rate averages at around 180 for a lot of my workouts and peaks at 200 sometimes. I invested in a Polar FT7 watch, which comes with a strap that goes around you just under your bra and monitors your heart rate. I find it really useful/helpful and quite motivating as well. 

I came home to a lunch of spinach and ricotta tortellini mixed with a little sweetcorn/chilli/onion pot I got from Crussh yesterday. Bit of a random lunch but worked well! I then indulged in a bath and face mask (courtesy of Lush Cosmetics) - I feel and smell amazing. 

xx