This evening was my first pilates lesson after 1 month break. I just felt like my muscles were weak and flabby (fat perhaps). I gained kilo +-s after stopped for a month. I had difficulties performed some of the series, especially tummy and thigh work up. My muscles below umbilicus were not in my controlled. I almost strained my thigh muscles. Almost....luckily not. However, I felt fresh and energetic after the lesson. Everything was wanderful and cheerful.
I started pilates during semester 8, under influenced of my housemates. I never came across pilates in my life before this. Through my housemates, pilates was something like yoga but with equipments like dumbbell, ball and stretch band. Still remembered my first day, I wore T-shirt and long pants; sitting at the back seat of my housemate's car and went for my first lesson. We were late around 5 min for the class. In order not to interrupting the class, I started my first lesson without introduced myself to our instructor, Miss Jenny. My first impression:
I started pilates during semester 8, under influenced of my housemates. I never came across pilates in my life before this. Through my housemates, pilates was something like yoga but with equipments like dumbbell, ball and stretch band. Still remembered my first day, I wore T-shirt and long pants; sitting at the back seat of my housemate's car and went for my first lesson. We were late around 5 min for the class. In order not to interrupting the class, I started my first lesson without introduced myself to our instructor, Miss Jenny. My first impression:
Pilates was demanding....
We did alot exercise on muscle strengthening and stretching of the whole body with equipments that i stated above. The class lasted around 1 hour w/o break in between. Plus I was just recovered from right knee pain for a month and left knee was just feeling not that right. (I suffered from knee problem since Aug 06, my doc claimed that i had VMO weakness and needed exercise). My knees were weird. The pain came anytime but sure one of the precipitating factor was prolonged standing during CP. The severity was varies and the worst was until I couldnt sleep. My legs were just too weak. I really had no idea whether I could do it. Surprisingly, i finished the lesson without serious 'side effects' (muscleache) that my housemates told me. I felt my legs muscles were stronger. I could stand longer without knee pain. HAHA... life quality was so much better. I was no longer 'disable'.
What is pilates? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilates
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