kickboxing

Today marked kickboxing (kb) day #6, finished out the third week and my body still aches from the work out, but a "thank you God that my muscles ache" sort of muscle ache :) My first session I just about died, until that moment I hadn't worked out since the summer and well my body was quick to tell me off for that startling fact; but now I take a sense of accomplishment in being able to keep going, and ok there might be times where I decrease my intensity but I am still moving...

I am not athletically prone, not exactly graceful in my movements, nor overly coordinated - this I know full well, so kickboxing is a challenge on many levels.

I think people's responses to my taking up kb is amusing in and of itself. Understandably my family chuckled, including my sister in law. I wouldn't expect anything less from my brothers but to laugh at my attempt to work out. BUT other people have laughed, or expressed surprise. I was telling someone at church the other week, and he let out a laugh at my annoucement, only slightly redeeming himself by stating (further into the conversation) that I certainly don't need to work out -- which I think was a compliment...STILL he laughed, so did another at church -- I am not sure why it is that amusing that I am taking kb --

Oh well, I enjoy it - sort of :) and I know my muscles do ultimately appreciate the work out. Although my brother told me that essentially working out tears your muscles, and that is why you should eat protein following a workout session to repair the muscles...sort of a disquieting image to me, to think that I am tearing things up inside my legs and arms...

As one of my goals states it is my hope to maintain kb at least twice a week, so here and there I'll check in and hold myself blogger accountable!!!