ouch

I am so so sore today.
For the first time, I actually had the thought in the middle of a class that I am pushing myself too hard when it comes to this working out thing. Saturday I took back to back classes - pilates followed by turbo kick. I wasn't sure if I could handle it and warned the instructor (who led both classes and who I know, I'm a regular in her classes) about that in the beginning. I used lesser weights than I usually use and I was actually ok in the end, and proud of myself for being ok. Well I have been meaning to take the Saturday afternoon yoga class, even though its an hour and a half class for a while. I like yoga, when I do it at home at least and wanted to experience it in a class setting. It was actually a really amazing class. But wow was it intense and hard. I went in sore from the day before, which I really should have taken as a sign, but I had been wanting to take this class for so long, and I really didn't know it would be as difficult as it was. The cool thing was that the instructor was really cool about letting you take as many breaks as you needed, and actually encouraged breaks. I should have taken more! At certain points, I was on one leg (one leg down dog or standing split) and the leg I was standing on would actually be shaking. So I have decided that, while I like this class a lot, I'm going to wait a while before I add it to my aerobic schedule. At least until I'm not sore the next day every week from my new Saturday pilates/turbo kick addition. Plus next week I am adding on a latin dancing class, so I am going to give myself off on Sunday and Monday, until I get in better shape and can handle another addition.

So, while working out is awesome and good for you, there is a thing as too much! And boy am I paying for it today - despite the hot bath last night and sleeping under my electric blanket all night (like one giant heating pad!) I am struggling to walk normally today and not to wince every time I have to pick anything up.