“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away” -Unknown
Ton(e)Bone, every moment with you takes my breath away. Literally and figuratively. Last day of week two, suckers! One more week of these six workouts, and then it's on to a new combo of workouts . Julie and I are winning, Tony! Last night's Kenpo marks my first time, since I missed the last Kenpo day. It reminded me how much I miss Billy Blanks and his tight, red, royal blue and and black leggings, his infectious smile, his motivating words; his backup dancers with their incredibly 90s hair and outfits, with a pinch of 80s inspiration. I'm sorry, Tony, but Mr. Tae Bo himself will always be my choice infomerical, martial arts, kickboxing, workout series trainer, even though your Kenpo punches and kicks were pretty fierce, too. And by fierce, I really just mean I had a better time watching you kick my tv and HI-YA chop my face. You can karate chop me anytime, T-love, anytime.
Julie and I tested my new workout room, in the attic of my apartment. It's pretty great up there. Overhead lights turned down, to keep from melting in a blaze of bright, hot lights; lots of space to kick and chop and swing our limbs around, all the while breathing with each movement. Lamaze style. You don't even realize it's happening, it just comes roaring out of you, "HEE HEEE hooooo.. HEE HEE haaaaaa." It didn't really help my focus all that much, because then Tony tells you to yell and "HAA!! HAA!!" and then I kind of lose it. Tony, I need more martial arts discipline!! In between sets, Tony pushes the X even more, with "X jacks," i.e. fling your body in the air in the form of an X during the 30 second water break. It's always fun when Tony reminds us that this is P90X and P90X will kill you; silly goose, how could we ever forget?! And no, we not dead yet. We kicked Kenpo's A, even amidst my dyslexic failure on some of the Kenpo combo moves. You Tae Bo fans know what I mean.
Love,
The Black Belt Secretary
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