Hello! And the First Aerial Hoop Class!

Hello everybody! 

 

Like Ashlyn said, I should introduce myself first.   My name is Keeley - you may have seen me around Mynx for the past few years. Ive been taking classes here since the day it opened in Sept 2008 and started working here not long after. I am the Studio Manager, so you may have spoken to me on the phone, seen me working up front during the day, teaching drop in fitness classes or pole classes! Chances are I have met you before.

 

Im fairly new to the world of blogging. I tried it once (briefly) as I thought blogging about my weight loss journey would hold me more accountable, but alas, it did not! hahahaha

 

Actually I am on a healthy mission this year to reduce my body fat % and lose a few pounds and so far so good! Its been surprisingly easy and I think this time, the key to the success Ive had, is an aMAzing support system! I have quite a few friends kind of on a similar path - different goals yes - but doing it all together really helps. I will post my progress as it happens! 

A funny story about  Operation: Body Fat Loss, is I have been eating large amounts of protein. My diet used to consist of random food, low protein, not many veggies, fruit and lots of carbs. Oh I love carbs!  I didn't plan ahead for my lunches or cook enough at supper for left overs or prepare snacks, so I would usually eat convenience food which is loaded with carbs.

 

With this new change, you are supposed to eat approximately 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight. So I should be eating around 60gms of protein a day - not an easy feat for me! Plus loads of veggies, and I do allow my self carbs, but I try to have them once per day and I still try to fill my plate first with veggies and proteins before the carbs. 

 

Anyway, a VERY easy source of protein is eggs. And on one of the first days of my lifestyle change, I called Brigitte. And I said, you will not believe what I ate today. I ate 2 chicken breasts, 1 cup of cottage cheese and 1 DOZEN eggs, plus a boat load of veggies! ( I seriously did consume all of that and I was still hungry, plus I drink 4 litres of water a day lol)  She laughed and said "OMG Im going to call you Michael Phelps! He said in an interview, while he was training for the Olympics, he would eat a dozen eggs a day!" 

 

But surprisingly, I eat massive amounts of food in a day and Im eating every 2 hours. I started Jan 7th I believe and since then I have lost 5 lbs and 3.5% of body fat already. How do I know how much body fat Ive lost? Well I purchased a digital scale and it measures weight in pounds, body fat %, water %, muscle mass % and bone mass in lbs.  I highly recommend getting one of these great scales! They are fabulous for tracking and monitoring your progress. It really puts things into perspective of what your body is made of and that the number on the scale isnt as scary as it looks. 

Now, for what I was initially going to post about! The 1st Aerial Hoop Class! 

On Sunday Jan 20th I taught 'the very first Aerial Hoop class at ClubMynx! For the time being they are being held in a temporary space as our ceilings at the Mynx studio dont allow for this type of rigging.  

 

The first class was so much fun! What a great group of girls! Its really neat to think about it because this is the first class of its kind (that we are aware of) in Saskatchewan, so to be a part of something in its infancy stage is amazing. And for the girls in the class to also be the first to take the program is also a neat feeling! Im so excited for the possibilities and the future of Aerial Hoop. I wonder how high we can fly?! 

 

If you are wondering if hoop or pole is for you, or if you can do it - no one can tell you yes or no, so why not give it a try? In each class there are so many different abilities. And that is actually my favourite part of pole and hoop. Is that everyone IS different, and that's ok.  Everyone moves differently, uses their muscles differently, and catches on at their own speed. There is no right or wrong way to learn or catch on, there is no rule book as to how long it should take or will take. Even your ability to learn differently from instructors plays a huge part as a person might connect differently with different instructors. So I say....

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

Here is a pic from Sunday's class!