You start with a strength exercise. We used dumbbells for all of them. Use your imagination. Bicep curls, lunges, lat raises, calf raises, hip raises, body squats....undsoweiter.
Immediately after your strength component, jump into your power exercise. Squat jumps, jump rope, quick feet, jumping jacks....and so on.
Next is the yoga. You go straight into a yoga pose. Tree pose, Warrior 1,2,+3, Happy Baby pose, Downward Dog.... and so on.
Complete sets of SPY ten times and you just had yourself a 30 minute workout that leaves you sweating your ass off and really sore. Yesterday was tough for me asthma wise. I was able to take breaks for water and I used that time to raise up my arms and get the ole lungs caught up on the air intake and the airways open again.
Today, we will be going over to the Aquarena area to walk their nature trails. She has a main trail that most of the girls will be taking. It's half a mile up and half a mile back down the other side. There are alternate trails she is allowing us to take but only with a partner or group. They go a little deeper into the woods and she doesn't want us running into any wildlife alone. She said there have been wild boar down there, deer, snakes, feral cats and dogs, vultures, etc.
Sounds like the trail for me! The most exciting part is that Zac needs to be in San Marcos today anyways so he is going to pick me up after German class, drive us over, and he's going on the trails with us! I'm so stinking excited. Of course he will be bringing the snake hook.
I have been wearing my vibram toe shoes for the last couple of weeks. My ankles and shins are still sore as hell. I'm hoping that pain will subside in the next few weeks when my stabilizer muscles in my legs get stronger. I am going to leave them at home today though. If they were the next model up with the beefier sole for rougher terrain, I would probably hit the trail with them. Even though the main trail is crushed granite, I don't want to risk hurting myself. I have no idea if the the alternate trails have this fine gravel or not. They might just have a worn path.
In that case I will be wearing my North Face Gortex lined hiking shoes. I bought them a few years ago to hike the ancient temple ruins of the Maya. I never went to Central America so, now I only wear them for mowing the lawn...and hiking!
I probably won't have the money to pay for monthly Zumba classes. When I went to TCC in Fort Worth, I hit the walking trails along the Trinity River almost everyday. It was wonderful. Time to myself, a nice safe path, the homeless were polite, great calorie burn, very little shade until you hit mile 3 but, it was free. Yay for free! These trails are free and more interesting to walk. They wind up, down, and around the wildlife preserve. I like it already.
I can't wait to hit these trails when the weather gets cooler too. The woods will be gorgeous in the fall and I won't have to worry about heat stroke so much. As for now, SHADE, glorious sun shielding shade provided by my favorite lady, Mother Nature.
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| Aerial View |
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| The Viewing Deck |
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| The View from the Viewing Deck |
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| Glass Bottom Boat Tours |
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| New Discovery Hall and Aquarium Exhibit |
For more info on Aquarena Springs, click on their Home Page. This hidden gem of San Marcos is so beautiful and it has a rich history. The water coming into Spring Lake is three times cleaner than the water that comes out of your tap. Check it out. Take the tour. Hike the trails.
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