Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Bear Crawl, Crab Walk, and Other Musings

So last night at kickboxing I was able to do the bear crawl MUCH better than I usually do...we had to do two laps around the gym on our hands and feet (doing ab work at the end of each straightaway), and usually I end up crawling like a baby at the end of the first lap. Not last night!! I was able to do it pretty strong for the first lap, then slowed down for the second lap but it was much improved from when I first started. We don't do bear crawls at every workout, that is why I am just noticing this!

Crab walking is a totally different story. My arms are too short to do it. Yes, you heard me, my arms.are.too.short. I can't get my butt off the floor high enough to do this. I ended up doing bear crawls and yes, crawling like a baby for this part of the workout - I have rug burns on my knees to prove it. My sister is great at the crab walk. She has longer arms than me. But I will keep trying...it could also be a muscle-deficiency!! Ha Ha.

I have read some good books lately. One was called, "Always Looking Up" by Michael J. Fox. I just love him. I loved him in Family Ties, and all the Back to the Future movies. He has done alot of good for Parkinson's research, and is just a nice person.

I also read a novel called "Oxygen" by...I can't remember. It is about an anethesiologist who loses an 8 year old on the operating table and gets blamed for it. It was a really easy read, and very suspenseful! I could not wait to see how it ended.

I am currently reading an Ann Rule book, and a book titled "The Likeness". This book is by Tana French who also wrote "In The Woods", a book I talked about earlier. This book, her second, is sooooo good. I love this author!!! Another author I really like right now is Richard Russo. I am amazed at how these people can write these stories that have such depth and just make you want to read more and more. I really need to update my book list.

My next goal is to be able to do the plank pose shown below for 2 full minutes. Looks easy, but it is not!! We do this at the end of every workout for a minute (I don't even come close to that yet!!) and cute trainer comes around and presses on our back for 10 seconds to make it even harder.