Today’s walk photo…

The booty is burning. Did some nice spinal twists at the end and they felt so good. Feeling strong and accomplished! 💪🏻

I’ve really loved getting back to basics with the Hard + Soft Experience. I especially loved the arm movements in this class while lying on our back and “dotting the I” and plugging the shoulders back down. Always feels so good. And rolling like a ball always makes me happy.

Got lots of “glowstick” cracks in this class. It was like a warm bath for my hips, neck and shoulders. I feel like this would be a good 🌱 class too…

Here’s today’s walk photo. Another beautiful October day!

I love this class and forgot it was part of Hard + Soft. It’s one of my favorite go to classes when I’m short on time but want a good push for my body, in this case, my arms. I used 12lb handweights (used just one for triceps) but had my 5lbs next to me in case I needed to switch. However, I wanted to push myself to approach fatigue, and so even though I knew a lighter option was available, I pushed through all three sets with the 12lbs (though the number of reps I did per set went from 28 to 25 to 19/20). 💪🏻💪🏻

Love getting back to basics with series of 5. I kind of forgot about the tip Ruth gives at the beginning of this class to keep your chin tucked to avoid neck strain. It’s a game changer. This class is a good reminder that even after 10+ years of doing Pilates there’s always value in going back to the fundamentals.

I forgot that this class was part of Hard + Soft. I’ve gone back to it several times since the first time I did the exploration. It’s pretty much my go to class for when I don’t have much energy to move or when I’m sore or when I’m not in the mood for anything else. So it was such a delight to come back to it again today (especially since I’m still sore from Day 3!) This is one I’ll keep going back to when I have no motivation to do anything else. It always makes me feel so good and stretched out.

Decided to be intentional about doing a thirty minute walk today. In past RPS challenges/ programs I’d often check off the walk assuming that I’d walked for a good 30 minutes over the course of the day or I’d do a class instead, but I rarely set aside 30 minutes for a full walk. Today, I left my downtown LA office at 2pm and just kept walking in whatever direction had a walk sign on so I wouldn’t have to stop for thirty minutes. And I’m so glad I made a point of going outside because it was such a beautiful day. 75, sunny and clear skies. 🚶🏼‍♀️☀️🏙️

Love to see these gains! I’ve been so enjoying doing this program for the second time. I don’t feel like I was as intentional in my movements the first time around and I’m getting a lot more out of it this time. Also, I can so relate to cursing Ruth out during this class (especially when I felt she was counting down too slowly 😂) !