Wobbly Adventures

Thursday, August 27, 2009 by Dea.

We haven’t been using our gym membership at all much lately, so we decided to put it on hiatus for a while and try to do a whole home gym sort of thing.  I already own a spin bike, so with that and martial arts for cardio, we’re set on that front for now.

We need more toning equipment.  With that in mind, I hit the Target fitness aisle.  They had a wobble board and stability disk on clearance ($15 for both, yay!), so I bought them and took them home right away to try them.

I should say right here that although I can spin like a pro, I have absolutely no really bad core strength.  I’ve used both these pieces of equipment before, but let’s just say we need to catch up.

Just getting onto the wobble board left me huffing and puffing.  I was pitching every direction, and though I’m embarrassed to admit it, I broke a sweat within 10 seconds.  I tried concentrating on tightening my core - nothing.  I tried holding onto the wall - no help!  I was amazed at how little balance I have.

Good thing I bought that one - I will get my ten dollars worth if I try to improve my balance.  Thankfully, I don’t feel defeated, only determined to do better.

I’ll have to get back to everyone with regards to my stability disk.  I can barely do yoga flat on the floor, let alone with a partially-deflated ball beneath one foot.  Baby steps.

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