Today I participated in a water fitness class named \”Aqua at both ends\” at the CMU swimming pool. Normally, I would be intimidated by such classes, especially since it wasn\’t the first one. But this morning, I headed down to the athletic desk, gave them a $30 check, received a group exercise card, and went to the pool area. No anxiety. Not like that time where I walked into a class, spent about a few minutes glancing around the room, then turned around and left.

The instructor singled me out once I was in the class because it was obvious that it was my first time and basically coached me individually throughout the class. The other students in the class were…shall I say…pleasantly plump ladies leaning toward middle age. I should have known.

I wasn\’t impressed though. We did marching, stepping and jogging in the water. The instructor yelled, \”Getting your heart rate up!\” I barely felt like I was being any active as I was just jumping up and down in the water. I felt somewhat short, because I could barely stand without floating away.

The only interesting part was when we used \”floating weights\”, which surprisingly was very difficult. We did bicep curls and lifts. Good thing too because my arms are probably the weakest muscles.

The likelihood of me returning is very slim. Where is my kickboxing class!