Change it up

My gym has a reputation. It is notorious for being a dive, but it is cheap and has a pool. Thus, I have stayed with them for about 2 years now. In those two years, I've seen the heater in the pool break, the heater in the hot-tube break, and the heat in the lockers room break, thereby causing the water pipes to freeze and break upon the heat returning to the locker room. Nonetheless, I gotta give my gym credit. They've been really trying to change things up. They've replaced carpets, moved around weight machines, set up a 20 minute workout station route, repainted, replaced they're old TVs with new flat screens, and are currently re-tiling the pool and hot-tube. 

Because of the re-tiling, the pool and hot-tube have been shut down for over a week, which has put a wrench in my workout plans. So, I have had to shift my work outs, and utilized the classes at the gym that are free for members. I've done Yoga before, but it starts at 7:30 and ends around 8:45. That's a long time when you haven't eaten anything since your afternoon snack at 4:00, and removes all chances of making dinner.

Yesterday, I tried kettleball. What is it? Its a class that you basically move a 10-25lb weight around. Seems simple enough? Well our class was so big, we had to create stations with partners. Now each station had a different activity. I did the one in the photo, but some where standing, some were no the floor, and included planks, skull crushers, twists, and even wall sits. By the time the 55 minutes were up, everyone was huffin and puffin, sweaty and warm. I found some things to be rather easy, and some to be a bit more of a challenge. It was a nice and welcomed change from my usual routine. 

The pool is scheduled to reopen today, but I might try to incorporate this class into my workout on days when I'm just bored with my regular workout.