Gettin' my fitness on

Last night I had a great work out. I decided to take two fitness at the Hart with my friends Lindsey and Pierina. It's definitely more enjoyable, in my opinion, to work out with friends in a class setting rather then monotonously pounding away on an elliptical for 45 minutes, while listening to the same old tunes on my ipod. When you go to fitness class: you WILL work out for an hour, the instructor is pushing you harder than you would on your own (at least that's how it is for me), you're listening to different music that most of the time isn't on your ipod, and you don't want to appear out of shape to the people in the class so you try harder to keep up.

I have seen faster results through fitness classes than I ever did working out on my own. I highly recommend fitness classes for women. Men on the other hand....probably would see better results in the weight room, because the work outs are geared for women. I know this is so stereotypical but my first thought when I see a guy in an aerobics class is, "He must be gay." Isn't that terrible? ....but seriously.

Zumba is basically Latin dancing/club dancing/aerobics. Very fast paced, lots of booty shakin', and fun. It honestly feels like you are at a Latin dance club. During the glass I looked over at Pierina and said, "This feels like a party. I like it!"

Yoga, for those of you who haven't done it before, is extremely relaxing, meditative, and strengthens your muscles through stretches and isometric movements. It's also a stress reliever.