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Hee Hee. I spent the entire day today being more conscious of my posture than I EVER have in my life. I never realized how much I hunch and bring my shoulders forward. Part of it, I think, is that I spend my days with people much shorter than me - 5 year olds. I am constantly bending over to talk to them, to help them, to work with them, and sitting at a table with them I am usually leaning over to work with them. So it's no wonder I have gotten accustomed to rolling my shoulders forward. I wonder if that is part of the upper back pain I seem to be dealing with constantly now.

After the feedback from Alex yesterday, and looking at the horrible pictures he took and posted, I really noticed how my shoulders are. So I was told to use a towel to do some shoulder stretches. OMG. Talk about painful. Not only did I spend my day sticking my chest out and putting my shoulders up and back, I come home and after (actually during) cooking dinner, I am using a towel for these stretches and WOW. He's right. I need some serious shoulder flexibility. Daily towel work it is! Plus I scheduled yet another massage for Wednesday, in between my two BP classes, to help with the upper back.

I am a bit surprised at how sore I am today. Especially since I didn't go high enough on my weight. When I bend over and my hamstrings scream at me, I wonder what I did. Then I remembered that I did the lunge track on the bench top. Duh. No wonder I'm sore.

Tomorrow the plan is to apply as many of the tips Alex gave me in my class. Upping the weight, keeping the shoulders up and back during triceps, well, during all the tracks. Doing more on my toes. And others. I have my work cut out for me. However, this is what I do best. Take feedback and apply to make myself better. I've done it in the classroom; this is no different. Well, teaching a certain strategy is different from physically being able to apply more weight, or better technique. So this is harder. Crap.

Sigh. There is no option, however. I must do this. I want to do this. I want to do whatever it takes to get better. Because this is fun. This is keeping me sane.

Alexander said to me tonight, when I shared with him all the classes I signed up for at my first Les Mills Quarterly Event in March, that he didn't think I could handle doing 7 classes. In one day. To that I replied "Did you think I could be doing what I am doing right now?" "No offense, Mom, but I don't think you physically can handle it." I can't wait to prove him wrong.

I am so flipping excited I may pee in my pants. I'm doing BodyPump, RPM, BodyFlow, BodyVive, Sh'Bam, BodyCombat and BodyAttack. All from 7:00-5:30.  The presenters are the Program Directors and trainers coming from New Zealand. I've seen pictures that the instructors have posted at these events - they are ALL SMILING and having a great time. How bad could it be? Meeting instructors from all over the area and beyond, trying new programs, pushing myself physically, finally being a part of the madness that is LM, with fellow instructors......I get to meet people that I have only seen pictures of, I get to meet new people, all who have a love for a  program that changed my health and my life. I am so looking forward to it that I understand that there are people who won't understand the draw of working out for 7 hours in one day.

For me, I say Bring IT! I can't wait...................Kia Kaha!!! I just worry about my hair. I mean, after one BP class I'm a mess. 7 classes?? Good grief. Better pack the waterproof makeup.