Taking Classes at the Gym after 40
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
After 2 years of “thinking” I was doing this great work-out at my gym, I took my first class and realized I must not have been doing much at all.
When was the last time you felt intense physical pain from exercise? Not the over-strain kind of pain, but the pain where every muscle hurts from being used. That is what happened after my first class at the gym. I was in extreme physical pain for 3 days and it was hard to even get up out of a chair.
I took a “body sculpting” class that lasted one hour. It was one very long hour that made me very seriously want to give up my gym membership and never come back. Fortunately, I did not quit and I went back as soon as my muscles would let me continue. I started to not only look forward to my class, but I signed up for another one that I really feel in love with… spinning.
If you honestly want to get in shape after 40, you really do need to “step it up a bit.” Don’t be afraid to push yourself! It is much harder but more than well worth the effort. Going “solo” at the gym gave me the opportunity to take it a little easier. The classes on the other hand is exactly what I needed to push myself.
