"water pump" at gold's gym

i have a membership to gold's gym. lanie and i go to the new gym on 23rd and washington. we have been going to a body pump class on mondays, and it is really hard! not in the sense of a good workout, but in the sense that we always feel like we are doing it wrong even if i am doing the exact form the instructor is doing. we have been sore for weeks in the same spot on our shoulders. anyway, long story short, we were looking for something different... we found water pump!

it's a class in the pool with aerobic workout and weights. today was our first day. we walked in, and there was the instructor who looks like she's about 30, and 10 other ladies who are all above 55! it was so fun, and surprisingly really hard. have you ever tried to do jumping jacks in the water? i laughed so much, and my thighs will be sore tomorrow! we went down to the "deep" end of the pool (5ft.) and toned our muscles with weights that float and provide resistance under the water. after that we did abs on the side of the pool. i remember doing things like that when i was younger just for fun, but this time it really was a workout. we held on to the side of the pool facing in and lifted our legs forwards and sideways, and every other way. it was good for the abs.

anyway, i give the class an A! it was really fun yet very challenging, also a good way to start out a friday morning! i will be so sad when i start work because the class is at 8:30 so i won't be able to go, but until then, come join us, it was a blast.