Hi-Lo

Duksim and I have an established workout schedule that we try our best to adhere to. We have a membership to Bally's and usually attend the NorthShore (Morton Grove) facility every Monday and Wednesday after work. Sometimes I go on Saturdays as well, if Duksim is successful in kicking me out of bed (hard to motivate myself to work out on the weekends, for some odd reason).

Monday workouts are usually the run-of-the-mill variety, where a combination of cardio and weight-training is usually what encompasses the regimen. However, on Wednesdays we attend an up-tempo cardio class called Hi-Lo. It lasts about an hour, and involves a lot of jumping, kicking, and running at a rapid pace to fast music (that's the best way I can describe it - how you envision that description of the class actually playing out should prove to be hilarious and/or wildly inaccurate). Duksim originally started attending this class, and eventually got me involved. It's a pretty good class, and a great way to pack in a cardio session into one hour. However, after not attending this class for a few weeks (due to vacation time away), yesterday was our first time back to this class in a while. Let's just say that today my lower body is definitely feeling the effects of that workout class...much more so than when I played tennis over the Memorial Day weekend (strange).

This past Monday, Duksim decided to attend a Pilates class at Bally's...I'm not sure if she's planning on attending any future sessions, but I think I'll choose not to get involved in those...