Punching up my workouts

Let's get right to a little bragging.

Last week's workouts
Friday: Off.
Saturday: Zumba (30 mins.)**
Sunday: 3.1 miles with Greta the Garmin (35 mins.)
Monday: Kickboxing (45 mins.)
Tuesday: BodyPump (60 mins.)
Wednesday: Zumba (60 mins.)
Thursday: Yoga at home (30 mins.) -- I got some great links from Holly's post this week.

** I was supposed to go to kickboxing on Saturday with a friend but plans changed.  I ended up doing half of the Zumba class.  Half is better than none, right?

I'm really happy with that recap.  I was determined to make up for last week.  I think I nailed it. And I feel so much better.

As you can see, I also tried something new -- kickboxing!!

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I've been curious about the class for almost a year, since my BodyPump buddy kept mentioning it.  I also watched it from the treadmill one evening and I thought it looked like a lot of fun.  I finally got to check it out on Monday --- and it lived up to expectations.  Actually, it exceeded them.

The instructor was very helpful -- lending me gloves, showing me the moves, and correcting me when I needed it (which was often).  Even though I didn't master it that first night, I worked up a pretty quick sweat as I punched, kicked, elbowed, and kneed the weighted bag.  At random intervals, we also did push-ups, jumping jacks, and crunches.  It was a good mix of moves, and the 45 minutes passed really quickly.

At the end, I felt tired (in a good way).  I could tell I'd gotten an excellent workout.  It was pretty good stress relief too.  I really enjoyed hitting and kicking the bag!  The next day, I was a little sore (again, the good kind) and excited to go back.

Kickboxing has definitely been added to my exercise rotation.  I already bought my own gloves! (The borrowed ones made my hands smell like feet.  Ew!)

What fitness class would you like to try?
Which ones have you already tried and loved?

Oh ... One more thing ....

I'm collecting questions for a Q and A with my favorite trainer/blogger.  If there's something you want to ask but haven't had the chance or are too embarrassed/afraid, let me ask it for you!  Leave it in the comments or email me (unabashedlymemicah at gmail), and I'll take care of it.  Look for this in a future Friday post.