I Survived Cardio!

Since I was given the all-clear at my 6-week checkup yesterday to start exercising, I figured I'd jump right in.

I popped in my nifty new The Firm: 500 Calorie Workout DVD, thinking "Awesome! I can totally stand to burn 500 calories!" HOLY CRAP! This thing was advanced! I swear the instructor was doing 50 different things with her feet at once. I had no clue what was going on. I basically just stood there with my brow furrowed and my mouth hanging open. I'm sure it's a great workout if you are used to cardio moves, though.

So after 2 minutes of tripping over my own feet, I admitted defeat and switched to a more beginner-friendly DVD. I popped in The Firm: Sculpting Ball Workout DVD. I told myself that if I couldn't manage this one, maybe I could do some jumping jacks without falling down. After all, my 4-year-old can do jumping jacks.

Luckily, this workout proved to be a lot less complicated! I'm sure I still looked hilarious bouncing around trying to keep up with the DVD, but at least I was able to do most of the moves without falling down.

I got through half an hour of cardio with a sculpting ball, and even some ab work at the end. I'm proud that I found the time to do it (it was 9:30 p.m. before I had a brief window where all of the kids were sleeping), and I'm even more proud that I made it all the way through without passing out! =-p