So, last Thursday I attended my first class. Started off with a ton of running, then onto boxing. AWESOME! Loved it. Though the one instructor asked me several times if I was ok and one time told me how to breath. Funny, I thought I was doing it ok for the past 36 years... But I really loved the class. So much so that I bought a pair of boxing gloves to wear to class rather than using the ones the Y provides (they kinda smell...)
Tonight was my second class. This time it was in a small aerobics studio rather than the gym. No biggie, but I knew we wouldn't be running tonight. But at one point during the class I had a short convo with the instructor. And the gist of the matter is he said the following:
I'm going to get you in shape.
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hubby thought this was a dickish comment. Yea, it probably is. But, it made me laugh. It made me laugh because the instructor is seeing the overweight woman who is taking his class for the first time. He doesn't know I've played basketball, softball, took two years of karate, have taken tons of kick boxing classes, and oh yea, run. He couldn't see past the fact that my face was bright red (because I am paler than Casper) and it sometimes takes me one go round to get the moves. He thinks I'm starting from scratch. He asks me several times a class if I'm ok. I always smile at him and say yup. Because I am. I'm keeping up just fine. I'm breathing as heavy as everyone else. I'm sweating as much too. I obviously don't know how to breathe, but I've kept myself alive this long so I must not be doing it completely wrong.
But the best part of the class was when I told him I am training for a half marathon. That look of complete surprise came over his face, especially when I told him I was using his class as cross-training for that. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Just wait till you tell this meathead that you've been bitten by a tiger. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat WAS a dick'ish comment! Start wearing your collection of race shirts to class. :)
ReplyDeleteHeather, the first night I wore a Baltimore Women's Classic 5k shirt to class. Last night I wore the Baltimore Marathon Relay shirt. LOL! I guess the best I can do is Princess since Philly is long sleeved.
ReplyDeleteThis guy sounds like a self-centered douche bag! You wear that Princess Marathon shirt and make sure you're up front when you do. Asses like this guy are the reason people like me don't want to go to the gym......because only skinny, pretty people should be at the gym, right????????????????????????
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