This was a challenge, especially the abs bit! I really liked the staggered stance, it felt so stable while moving with weights. It was good coming back to the same lifts with slightly heavier weights. I was surprised I didn't drop the weight while throwing it from hand to hand! Loved that bit too! And the press-up finish on the chair!

Julie Brylinski thank you 💖

Jennifer Brizuela I'm glad you found what I said useful and I'm glad youve been able to work through many of these issues. We're always a work in progress! Since RPS I've stopped trying to fix myself but just be kind, that in itself is enough.

I used to spend all my days tensing my stomach thinking that that was normal! To keep it flat! I think this was left over from my gymnastics days! Now when I feel my body tensing I actively relax it! And I find myself doing a lot more breath work in my day, breathing out slowly also if I feel tense.

I like what you said about needs changing as we get older. This reminded me of the Buddhist idea that everything is in a state of impermenance. Nothing lasts forever, not even the things that feel stable. I think once we accept this idea life flows a little smoother.

It was! Now back to reality!

"such bad b behavior" 😂 love it.

Omg love this!

Jennifer Brizuela I get you! I used to be incredibly active. Training every day for many years, carried on from childhood - that's all I did. As an adult every time I was stressed I would start running and not stop until I'd at least done half marathon. My legs aren't even built well for running. I used to be addicted to exercise and lost so much weight. It was a coping strategy really (didn't know it then). Then I plunged into doing nothing when I moved to an environment that didn't suit my previous active lifestyle (lots of snow and cold!) and my body started to fall apart from inactivity, as I fell into a depression, and I felt so lost. After finding RPS I've slowly rebuilt in a healthier way. Some days my addictive exercising comes back and I do class after class, wanting more and more! I recognise what I am doing and tell myself it's ok now and again to go crazy! I love following the weekly schedule because I think it really has been carefully crafted and I really do feel the benefits, it stops me going over the top! I treat the classes as more of a gentle exercise of the mind, being kind to myself has made me so much healthier ❤️‍🩹 we aren't actually made for doing SO much exercise. We are around the same age, and now my focus is on keeping my muscle mass up for my older years, and keeping some fat! It's beneficial for your hormones, so I have read! Hope this helps a bit.

Such a fun and creative class for opening the hips! My hips feel both stretched and worked out. I was a little worried about how heavy the weight would feel on the stretch but I challenged myself and took some short breaks where needed!