25 February 2006 - NEWS FLASH

First blog for about one month. Great achievement today. At least, I think it was kind of a landmark event for me. I went to my first BodyStep class with Tim this morning. It's an aerobics class using steps. I found it too hard with the step so I didn't use the step.

I really struggled to keep up in the class because the routine is very fast. I found out a lot of things I couldn't do so it's a good way to find out the things I can't do and talk to the physios about it.

Come to think of it, this is probably the first real aerobics class I attended. I did go to a couple of aerobics classes at the ATO (it's provided as part of the staff wellbeing program) but it was nothing like this. There was no skipping, jumping around at all in those ones so I suspect it's for the absolute beginners. The BodyStep class was much more intense. I was a bit surprised that although I could go through my gym prgram with ease now, I find the aerobics class very hard. I suspect my problem is not strength anymore, it's also speed and coordination.

I know it might sound silly but I'm really pround of myself that I was able to go to my first real aerobics class given that 20 months ago I couldn't even walk. I feel I have really achieved something today.