Third Post for Second Week Jessica

Yesterday I took two classes, a cycling class and a yoga class. The cycling was challenging, but to be particularly honest, it seems like the easiest group fitness class to actually teach. It’s a class that’s very difficult to do incorrectly. For instance, if you’re simulating what would seem like a mountain, you just turn up the amount of resistance. On a bike, you can either push down on the handle bars to work your triceps, you can increase the amount of resistance, do intervals from sitting to standing, and change your position from sitting in the saddle to standing to leaning forward. One is able to make it their own, which is one of the best parts of spinning (not to mention it really works your legs and abdominals), but there’s not too much you can do. The yoga class I took was only alright. We quickly changed positions from “warrior” pose to “triangle” pose to “downward dog” pose to “plank” pose. For me, it was too quick of movement and I like to think of yoga as more relaxing and slow. I also sent out emails to all of the instructors yesterday about interviews, I finished making instructor manuals, and like everyday, I met and spoke with my sponsor.

Today I also took two classes, a kick and sculpt class and a stretch and firm class, I scheduled appointments with instructors in order to interview them, and spoke with my sponsor. The kick and sculpt class was extremely difficult. It was essentially a kick boxing class with intervals of high intensity and intervals of weight lifting. The stretch and firm class was like a dance class for seniors, so it was very easy for me. Towards the end of the class, we used bands for an upper body workout.