Not so much of a party actually

My legs hurt a little today.

Putting on shoes and walking in heels seems impossible today (so I changed to flats instead).

I guessed I pushed myself a little bit too much last Saturday at the gym.

But I guessed it's worth it; the pain I mean; heyyyy no pain no gain right?

On Saturday I attended a special "Christmas Party" at my gym.

Well, not so much of a party lah, it's the launching for all the exercise classes at they gym (this is where they officially introduce the new release for each exercise).

I managed to attend three classes that day which are BodyPump 88, BodyCombat 58 and Grit Strength 7. 

I might have stayed for MTV but I had to pick up si kecik from his nursery by 2pm.

First class for the day is BodyPump. To be honest I have never been a big fan of BodyPump before. I just started to join BodyPump earlier this year after I realized the importance of weight training in order to tone my body and to gain more muscle mass. So I have been joining BodyPump at least once per week. Actually I do realized that I sweat more during BodyPump class then BodyCombat. I also read somewhere that doing cardio for an hour will burn fat for 24 hours but if you do an hour of weight training the fat burning can lasts up to 72 hours.

Second class for Saturday was BodyCombat. And of course I love BodyCombat the most no matter what. Love all the tracks and the movement. And I definitely love the instructors as they always try to make you push yourself further and further in the class.

Then we had a short 45 minutes break. The gym provided some fruits for re-fueling our body but I was confused when I saw that they served some cakes as well. Big NO-NO. Penat je exercise kalau makan cake lepas tu. *LOL*

Last class for the day was Grit Strength. This class is a high intensity interval training which is designed to give you the fastest way to get fit and in shape. It contains short, sharp bursts of effort to allow you to reach maximum training zones, in other words 'it will kill you'; but in a good way. I almost died halfway through, but I really did love the class and will definitely be back for more. 

By the way, the theme of the so called Christmas party is green, that's why you see almost everyone was wearing green that day (or some green elements in their clothing). Unfortunately I was not aware of the 'green theme' until it was too late to make any last minute shopping. Otherwise I would definitely get these for the green Christmas party:

Super cute combo isn't it? Just the right touch of green elements for the Christmas party at the gym. I am not really a big fan of green colour, therefore a little bit of green here and there works fine for me.

BTW these collection are from Zalora Nike Malaysia!  

Zalora has an awesome Nike collection and currently some items are even on sale. 

As you might know the clothing you wear to work out is just as important as bringing water with you. So it is very important that you wear proper shoes and proper clothes to optimize your performance in the class. And you-can-never-go-wrong with NIKE.

Even though my legs hurt a little today, I still wouldn't trade last Saturday. I just love working out and love spending some 'me' time in the gym for my own sanity. (Yes, I told encek K that going to the gym will keep me sane in some ways) Sometimes I even feel ashamed of myself as some of my gym friends (whom are a lot older than me), but they can lift heavier weights than me, sungguh memalukan tau tak? I know for a fact that some of them will attend 3 hour back-to-back class almost everyday and only rest from going to the gym for one day. Some of them even stayed until the last class on Saturday, that's 4 to 5 hours back to back for them,  trust me they are 50+ years old (but they DO NOT look their age ok). Much respect for these ladies.