The Hotness!

No, I'm not talking about ME! hahaha! I've been secretly dreaming about taking a hot yoga class. I finally worked up enough courage to try it last night. I had this impression in my mind that I'd walk in and there'd be a ton of Barbie and Ken look alikes, all doing perfect poses, which would make me feel out of place. Oh, it was quite the opposite. I was very happy when I walked in and saw people of all shapes and sizes. A third of the class looked as lost as I did. I must say, though, that I felt pretty at home in the 105 degree temperature - me being from Vegas and all! I won't lie, I didn't make it through 100% of all the poses. I'd say I did 90% and had to rest on my mat to regain my composure the other 10% of the time (had to make sure I didn't puke or pass out). I definitely left feeling like I accomplished something and it was even greater to see that I fit in just fine.

Speaking of accomplishing something. I came across this website yesterday and now I am inspired to try something new. It's a program called C25K. It stands for "Couch to 5K". Basically, it's an easy training guide to tranform you from couch potato to a 5K (3 mile) runner in 9 weeks. The premise is that you commit to training for 30 minutes / 3 times a week. It's designed for people who have never ran, hate running, or just need a little help. Pete and my mother in law have committed to doing it with me. That being said, there is an "Iron Girl" run at a local lake in September that I'd like to try and finish, so this is the goal I'm working towards. I'll keep you posted on how that goes as I've never participated in anything like that.

Here is the C25K site that includes the 9 week running plan. It's quite simple, actually.
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml