Yogalates

Ok, so I might have mentioned that I take yoga and pilates, but actually I LOVE them! On Fridays the gym offers yogalates, yep...a mix of yoga and pilates. I call it my kick-my-butt workout days. Of course, I didn't tell Jamie that I nicknamed it. When he returned home from Iraq, we spent the first week going to the gym daily and doing our own workouts. The second week he told me he was going to join me for my classes, but as Monday approached he decided we needed to take the week off and just hang out. So I was bummed, but I got over it. We are HUGE fans of Biggest Loser and this week Bob-the-trainer mentioned what a GREAT workout yoga can be. Jamie respects Bob's opinion, obviously...have you seen the results he yields? Well, Jamie had today off (comp day) and he asked me last night, "What class do you have tomorrow?" and I told him it was yogalates and he expressed interest in going with me. WOW! I was beyond shocked, but I think Bob was in his head and he finally pushed aside those thoughts that "pilates and yoga are just for girls" - even though I told him we have a guy in class that has to be around 70! So anyway I was trying to explain a few things to him this morning before class to help him out, but apparently I was just stressing him out and making him more nervous - me, nah! I have to say, he can MOVE on a treadmill and lift some MAJOR weight on a bench...but he had NO IDEA what kind of workout yogalates can be for a body. I was thoroughly impressed with his skills. Even though he's never done a lick of core training exercises, he held his own quite well. Our instructor likes to throw in lots of crazy poses and we all voted for the crow, also known as crane. Can you believe that Jamie in his LARGE, MANLY frame was able to not only get up, but hold it? I was beyond ecstatic! It took me weeks to get to where I could hold myself up - and here he was doing it on his first try! As soon as class was over, I just wrapped my arms around him and planted a big kiss on him! He didn't realize how sexy he was in my eyes at that moment - sharing in my love of yogalates! I believe we connected on a whole new level. He seemed honestly impressed with how intense of a workout it was and he's even expressed interest in joining me on his comp Fridays!! I love that man! I will be curious to see how he's feeling tomorrow and Sunday - it usually hurts worse on the second and third days! Shhh! Maybe after another class or two I'll enlighten him on my nickname for "Friday-Kick-My-Butt-Yogalates"!! Hee-hee-hee!