Woot! Woot!

SO... you know how earlier I said we'd add weights in a couple of weeks after we mastered cardio? I think we must have mastered it sooner than expected... This morning we only did cardio for 5 minutes - more of a warm-up - get those muscles moving. The best part of the 5 minutes of elliptical fun was our team in line on the machines - it was nice to look up and see Sara or Jenelle's smiling face - or Betty, Leslie, Allison, or Tasia -and Tina was rocking it out on the treadmill! I arrived at the gym not quite awake - and I really don't think that 5 mins was enough to wake me up - I wasn't prepared for the next 40 minutes.

We went upstairs to the 'crow's nest' and did 'stations' = hand weights (lifting them alternatingly out in front and to the sides), sit ups on those large balls (these are the kind of balls that should have been in those ball - play pen thingies when we were kids - much better than the small plastic ones... they are not as much fun for the sit-up scenario), a squats/pulling ropes combo station, and wall sits (yay) (kidding). We rotated through the stations, then went and did the whole flight of stairs (3 floors?) three times and then back to the stations... then back to the stairs... My muscles were on FIRE. It was the kind of work out that makes all of your muscles quiver afterwards.

It was HARD. But we ALL did it - and Leslie got us all hootin' and hollerin' on the stairs - it's true: climbing stairs is MUCH more enjoyable with a couple of loud 'Woot! Woot!' 's