Getting Back to Work

I am now the mother of an engaged 19 1/2 year old, a free spirited 2 year old and 6 month old little princess. For some reason that means it's time to start working out again.

Back in the day

At the beginning of the year I started taking bellydance choreography classes at Hipnotic World Fitness Center. It has been great to get back and shimmy but momma needs to build some muscle and stamina to chase these girls around! So, I added Hapkido martial arts classes twice a week.

The kicker to this is that my husband is my instructor. By the second week I had bruises all over my arms, had pulled a muscle in my leg, jumped more than any person who just had two babies and is about to turn 40 should ever have to and faced my fear of doing a somersault. I'm not sure why I was afraid of doing something I have done millions of times. But somehow I was fine with the idea of a cart wheel and terrified of a forward roll. Who knows?

Another thing about Hapkido is I had to spar with my future son-in-law. AKWARD!!!

3 weeks in to Hapkido and I think I know what I want to get out of it. Plus, I can feel my triceps starting to come back. Muscle recall is a wonderful thing!

                                             Keep checking back to see my progress ;-)