The good news is: I have full use of my arms again. CrossFit killed. I couldn't sleep on my usual sleep side because my left shoulder was VERY angry at me. I also couldn't pick up my dog, Toby. He is a little on the obese side, but no doggie snuggles yesterday was sad. I sat down on the floor to eat dinner (because yes, I am super fancy and eat at a coffee table on the floor in front of the tv) I actually do own a kitchen table but have used it a total of two times. I digress- I had to have my boyfriend legit pull me up from the ground from my coffee table dinner.
Again- Why, oh why, do these super-humans put themselves through crossfit?
I wasn't planning on taking Wednesday off, but I couldn't sit down on the toilet, much less have a work out.
So today, I treated myself to something I know. Something I love. Reformers pilates. Back in my element!
I signed up for Forever Young Pilates, in North Hollywood taught by Rachel Rankin. I actually know Rachel from other classes around town. It appears we enjoy the same work-outs. Also, she's a babe.
I signed up for a "semi-private" class. Most reformers classes are small, 6-10 people, so that is what I was expecting from FYP. I was shocked when it appeared as if there would only be one other student in class besides myself. There were only two reformers. "Sem-private" turned out to be more like my own private little lesson- just another chick was along for my ride. I was super pysched because I would get a lot of individual attention but also kind of terrified because I could still hardly move from my previous workout. Please go easy on me Rachel.
The semi-private class only has two reformers
What I really liked about Rachel is that she understood that I was almost immobile and didn't put too much weigh on the machines. With other pilates places, I sometimes feel like they stack on too much weight. FYP is classical pilates. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but to me, it means that it isn't like Pilates Plus or WundaBar, which is like pilates on crack, the classes are super fast classes and include cardio, like jumping on a jump board. Classical pilates is a much slower burn. It was just what the doctor ordered.
The woman who was working out beside me was talking about how she just took Soul Cycle yesterday and how it was TOO EASY. Dear Lord. For those of you who do not know, Soul Cycle is the super hot, celeb, sort of heated, cult like, spin workout right now. Workout partner lady said that this pilates class was way harder. It's so funny, because I have a feeling I would think the opposite. Not that I will ever know, because Soul Cycle is like one trillion dollars a class, and is not on ClassPass so I won't be experiencing it. However, the day for a cycle class IS creeping up on me. I will have to give in sooner than later. Expect some major complaining, like crossfit style complaining. Sorry folks. Can anyone recomend a "fun" cycle class in Los Angeles to me?
I really like Rachel and we have fun chatting about all of the class options available on ClassPass. She says she keeps canceling her own classes so she can take classes everywhere else and so it is dangerous to her. I wish I was that ambitious. She corrects my form whenever I pop my hip up, or do something funky with my leg. She knows what she's talking about. Also, I read on some pamphlet that she used to be a figure skater. That's my goal in life, to become a figure skater (I'll be a late bloomer) so I am hoping that someday she can teach me how to do a double axel in addition to fixing my knee placement on a reformer.
Tomorrow I am signed up for something really different! It's a stationary surfboard set in the sand. I cannot surfboard in the water so let's hope I am better at it on the ground. Hang ten.
Leg circles on the reformer