slipping on sweat
I am continually amazed at what my body is able to do. No, this isn't the opening line to my new XXX porn novel. It is about my physical ability, stamina and working out. Today at the gym, our PowerFlex instructor pushed us to what I thought was my limit - I was panting, sweating buckets, red-faced and really starting to feel the BURN. You know, that glorious "man, am I working hard" muscle burn from doing like a gazillion squats. She enthusiastically says into her mic "I'm slipping on sweat up here! C'mon let's go! 4 more sets!" She is trying to motivate us to do another gazillion squats - and it seems to work somehow. A month ago, I couldn't make it for longer than 30 minutes of mild walking. During this class, despite feeling like nothing exists below my belly button because my legs are numb from lunging and squatting, I was indeed able to go into another set. And I was amazed. I'm still amazed that after all the working out this weekend my body is in one piece. In fact, I feel oddly energized. That's right - not exhausted as usual but ENERGIZED! Yay. Stella's got her groove back, baby.