It was a New Year's resolution to do Pilates exercises at home this year. Someone told me gyms are full on Jan. 1 and empty by Valentine's Day so I was determined to keep my resolution until at least Feb. 14.
I gave up on Feb. 15. (Note to self: set goals higher.)
So I decided to start again. I dusted off my Pilates video but found it's a little different with a toddler.
PILATES VIDEO: Now that you are sitting perfectly upright, gently roll backwards into a lying position. Envision your back as a string of pearls as you carefully lower it to the floor.
KATIE: Ugh! Ow! Madeline! Please don't sit on Mommy's tummy.
End result: Snapping upright to recover from having a 25-pound load of moving arms and legs dropped in my stomach and then falling backwards like a string of pearls dropped from a high tower and splattered across the ground.
PILATES VIDEO: Gently roll up and over your knees so that your chest nearly rests above your knees and stretch your fingers past your toes.
KATIE: Madeline, please don't climb on my back. It's not time for a piggy-back ride. Ow! Let go of my hair!
End result: Once Madeline was pulled off my back, I looked more like a "greater than" symbol than someone sweetly folding themselves in half.
PILATES VIDEO: Lying on your back, stretch one leg straight above and circle your leg. Pretend to draw a circle no wider than your shoulders in the air.
KATIE: Madeline! Don't grab Mommy's leg! No, don't climb between my legs. Ow! Sit next to me, not on top of me.
End result: My leg was never straight, much less circling. Apparently, the sight of one leg in the air is ridiculously funny and had to be pulled down. Repeatedly.
That's about as far as I got but I'm determined to try again tomorrow.
Only this time I'll accept the fact that Pilates makes me look like a human jungle gym. So she'll be in her high chair. Strapped down. Surrounded by mountains of Cheerios. Wish me luck.
September 16, 2008
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I have a feeling tomorrow's post will look something like this:
VIDEO: Now delicately raise your leg into the air...
Katie: OW! OW! Madeline stop throwing Cheerios at Mommy! Mommy is not a human target!
:) I am encouraged by your perseverance! Good luck Katie!
I have that same DVD - echoes of her over-enunciation that pearls line bounce around my head. But last night, Ben and I moved along to one of the Yoga for Strength DVDs.
So much pain. That's all I have to say about that.
I would offer to come babysit while you do it, but you know...
Have you tried Yoga? Seriously, I have done Pilates and love Yoga a lot more and think you get a better all of workout.
I've given up on the thought of videos until mine is napping. Otherwise, I put her in the jogging stroller and go for a long walk. Good luck! I hope the Cheerios work.
So funny! I tried doing yoga with Brennan around and he would lay down next to me, his face in my face, and ask me what I was doing. Then he started doing yoga with me. Which reminds me: I have some baby yoga resources I can share with you. They are great for learning about following directions. It sounds like Madeline is ready to tone her bod!
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