you'd think that a 2hr delay would make a school day zip by* well, you'd be wrong, you non-teachers* today was rather torturous* the students were out-of-hand, logically, because they didn't have the whole day off* also, classes were truncated by 20 minutes each because of the shortened day, so that basically screwed all of my lessons* when i got home, toby didn't want to have anything to do with me* that's unusual for him* he only changed his tune when he came over and sat on my foot* steve believes that this means, "hey ma! i have to poo!" as soon as i got up, toby started jumping over to the door like a crazy dog (although that's usually the kind of dog he is anyway)* and hoo boy, when we walked, he certainly (to put it in a sanitary way) did his thing* so, if you ever come to visit, watch out if toby tries to sit on your foot*
i went to the gym after walking toby, and it just seemed to drag on* normally, i'm there for at least 2-2 1/2 hours, but i just needed a rest* consequently, i only did 25 minutes (11 miles) on the bike and no free weights* instead of the free weights, i just kicked my own ass by doing the entire balance workout that larry taught me* now, larry is awesome* larry is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic* he's also incredibly gifted, athletically speaking* he's also a nice guy*
but anyway, the balance workout basically revolves around 2 half-cylinders about 5 or 6 inches in diameter and 4 to 5 feet in length each* the flat side is placed down on the floor, and the two half cylinders at placed end-to-end* i would walk to the end and back (backwards, of course), and then i'd walk to the end and back while picking up a medicine ball and then putting it back down on the floor* i'd do each twice for each leg/side, and if i lost my balance and fell, i'd start over* after doing those, i'd stand with one foot on the half cylinders and bring one foot to the inner thigh of the other* i'd bring it back down and step with the next foot* and so on and so forth* last, on those half cylinders, i would set my foot and then lower my upper body and raise my back leg, so as to look like superman who really wants to fly but is afraid to pick up both legs* the LAST things that i do involve these circular balloon-y things* i squat and do figure-eights around my legs with a medicine ball* then, sans ball, i just squat for 30 seconds*
larry is a wonderful person who exudes confidence and an uplifting spirit, but this workout made me hate him* it kills the ankles, the arches, the inner and outer thighs, the quads, the hams, and the butt* at least i know it's working though* the excellent part of the workout is that it demands total focus* shut out the miserable day, shut out a distracted day, shut out all the hoo-ha of the day, and center the mind soley on the placement of the body* it's a tremendous stress reliever*
all told, my gym outing relaxed and recentered me* for my students' sake, let's hope i stay that way tomorrow*
;)
i went to the gym after walking toby, and it just seemed to drag on* normally, i'm there for at least 2-2 1/2 hours, but i just needed a rest* consequently, i only did 25 minutes (11 miles) on the bike and no free weights* instead of the free weights, i just kicked my own ass by doing the entire balance workout that larry taught me* now, larry is awesome* larry is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic* he's also incredibly gifted, athletically speaking* he's also a nice guy*
but anyway, the balance workout basically revolves around 2 half-cylinders about 5 or 6 inches in diameter and 4 to 5 feet in length each* the flat side is placed down on the floor, and the two half cylinders at placed end-to-end* i would walk to the end and back (backwards, of course), and then i'd walk to the end and back while picking up a medicine ball and then putting it back down on the floor* i'd do each twice for each leg/side, and if i lost my balance and fell, i'd start over* after doing those, i'd stand with one foot on the half cylinders and bring one foot to the inner thigh of the other* i'd bring it back down and step with the next foot* and so on and so forth* last, on those half cylinders, i would set my foot and then lower my upper body and raise my back leg, so as to look like superman who really wants to fly but is afraid to pick up both legs* the LAST things that i do involve these circular balloon-y things* i squat and do figure-eights around my legs with a medicine ball* then, sans ball, i just squat for 30 seconds*
larry is a wonderful person who exudes confidence and an uplifting spirit, but this workout made me hate him* it kills the ankles, the arches, the inner and outer thighs, the quads, the hams, and the butt* at least i know it's working though* the excellent part of the workout is that it demands total focus* shut out the miserable day, shut out a distracted day, shut out all the hoo-ha of the day, and center the mind soley on the placement of the body* it's a tremendous stress reliever*
all told, my gym outing relaxed and recentered me* for my students' sake, let's hope i stay that way tomorrow*
;)
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