A Different Kind of Workout

So I know this is technically sports commentary, but I figured working out goes hand-in-hand so it wouldn't be to out of line. Plus...I mean, I just liked it so much I gotta share it! So if you don't like it, quit now. Next post will be back to my usual I promise!

I consider myself somewhat of a workout aficionado. Most workout fads, I've at least attempted. Some I've enjoyed (pilates), some I've hated (yoga). But they all were pretty easy for me to get my head around and realistically, the moves weren't that different from anything I had done before. That is until my latest 10-week class...Cardio Pole Dancing.

I know..you laugh. Cardio Pole Dancing? Is she kidding? No I'm not. And if you were in my class, either would you.

I entered the class having no idea what to really expect...well, except for maybe attempting some of the things I saw when I went to a strip club with my boyfriend, but that's a whole different story! But anyways, I had never done anything like this before so I wasn't sure whether or not I would be getting a good workout. The first five minutes relieved that worry for me...after being told to climb up to the top of the pole with my hands only three time fast, I stopped worrying about whether I would need to run afterwords to get the burn I wanted, and began to worry if I would even make it through the class! What proceeded to follow was one of the hardest workouts of my entire life. Afterwords, I could barely lift my arms and my abs felt like they had been run over by a car.

Lesson 1: Pole Dancing is tough shit! Mad respect to all the strippers out there.

Lesson 2: Don't judge a book from its cover if you ever go to a class like this. This one lady must have been 40 years old and wasn't the slimmest person I had ever seen...but when stretching she proceeded in front of me to do a full middle splits while I embarrassingly had the worst splits in the class!

Moral of the story, if you are looking to get your but kicked and sculpted arms and abs this is the class for you! And its soooo much fun!

Recommendation: Wouldn't miss it for the world