In my effort to regain some modicum of health and wellness, I’ve started going to Body Pump class at my gym every Sunday.
For those of you who have never done Body Pump before, it’s an hour-long barbell class that works pretty much every muscle group in your body, one after another, with very little rest in between.
I love it. It’s like any good workout – you kind of hate it while you’re doing it (especially the squats and lunges), but when you’re done, you feel accomplished…and sore. I spent all evening saying to anyone that would listen that I wasn’t going to be able to lift my arms tomorrow.
I tried to find a YouTube clip of a class that would help you visualize just how brutal the class is, but none of the ones I saw really did it justice, so I decided to go with this one. I love the motto at the beginning: “When your body screams, tell it to shut up.” Wouldn’t it be hilarious if I just yelled, “SHUT UP!” at the top of my lungs the next time I’m in class?
