Criss Cross Training
My Vancouver cross training tips…fresh off the stationary bike.
Kunda-what? – Head to Semperviva Yoga on Broadway and take their kundalini class. The instructor is a dead ringer for The Big Lebowski, but go with it… breathe like a dragon, dance like a Hare Krishna and shake your chakra for an hour. “The Dude” even serves cookies and tea afterwards. Personally, I adored it, but tamer spirits should try the hatha class.
P.S. Who knew they were saying “Om” the whole time. I always thought it was “Um”.
Spin-ster – Dare yourself to become a cycle junky at Sweat Co. Studios. We started our spin class in control freak heaven (individual heart rate monitors and volume control). Shortly thereafter we left heaven and led the Tour de France peloton. Afterwards, the instructor, who is a Superstore “an extra lean cut”, revived us from the brink of death. Oddly enough, I went back the next week. Insider Tip – bike shorts are padded for a reason.
Personal Strainer - If you’re like me you’ve been using soup cans, rubber bands and a 1984 Jane Fonda video to stay in shape (aka you know as much about gym equipment as you do about drill bits). So I called in the pros at Studeo 55 and booked a personal “pain and strain session”. The whole thing was like watching Steel Magnolias; sweating, crying, and shaking through the whole hour. In the end I felt weak but oddly refreshed. On a side note, I was shocked to know that Romanian dead lifts actually have no Romanians involved. I will definitely go back if only for Studeo’s spa like change rooms stocked to the brim with Beauty Mark products.
Next week…salsa lessons and swimming without water wings.
Kunda-what? – Head to Semperviva Yoga on Broadway and take their kundalini class. The instructor is a dead ringer for The Big Lebowski, but go with it… breathe like a dragon, dance like a Hare Krishna and shake your chakra for an hour. “The Dude” even serves cookies and tea afterwards. Personally, I adored it, but tamer spirits should try the hatha class.
P.S. Who knew they were saying “Om” the whole time. I always thought it was “Um”.
Spin-ster – Dare yourself to become a cycle junky at Sweat Co. Studios. We started our spin class in control freak heaven (individual heart rate monitors and volume control). Shortly thereafter we left heaven and led the Tour de France peloton. Afterwards, the instructor, who is a Superstore “an extra lean cut”, revived us from the brink of death. Oddly enough, I went back the next week. Insider Tip – bike shorts are padded for a reason.
Personal Strainer - If you’re like me you’ve been using soup cans, rubber bands and a 1984 Jane Fonda video to stay in shape (aka you know as much about gym equipment as you do about drill bits). So I called in the pros at Studeo 55 and booked a personal “pain and strain session”. The whole thing was like watching Steel Magnolias; sweating, crying, and shaking through the whole hour. In the end I felt weak but oddly refreshed. On a side note, I was shocked to know that Romanian dead lifts actually have no Romanians involved. I will definitely go back if only for Studeo’s spa like change rooms stocked to the brim with Beauty Mark products.
Next week…salsa lessons and swimming without water wings.
