Day 194

Finally got to try SOME of the new tracks in release #38. Read that it is an "old school" theme... not sure if it is something TF did or if it's something Les Mills wrote about (lazy to double check). Honestly, can't really find what is so "old school" about it.

James mixed up the tracks between the old and new, so we got a really stressful upper body workout and a lot of back kicks and the side kicks which go something like knee+knee+knee+sidekick+knee. Super balancing technique required! :D He also did the entire class without any air-conditioning, which is really torturous for a slob like me who has been out of action for the past 3 weeks! :(

Don't really remember the tracks (the new ones). Started with Man in Motion originally done by John Parr. You people who listen to Light / Mix will be familiar with the original. :) I find it quite cute and coincidental how the new warm up tracks are always some oldies that I really like. I love Marc Cohn's Walking in Memphis and I really like Man in Motion too. Hmm... my next favorite oldie probably won't appear in BC... it's You're The Inspiration.. kekekeke.

Erm... Avril Lavigne's Best Damn Thing was a fun track, but oh my God was it repetitive. I think it's 3 reps on each side? What with all the jabs and then more jabs and upper cuts and then jabs again and ... gahh!! For some reason, You Can't Stop The Beat is also repetitive, but at least it alternate between sides. This one stress the hells out of one side before you finally hear the sweet sweet words from the instructor asking us to run because then you know it's time to switch sides! :D

Cold as Ice was one of the lower body workout tracks... another Scooter song. Did Scooter sell the royalty to all their songs to Les Mills for all of USD$5?? Cos it seems like EVERY release has a Scooter song...

When I Grow Up .... I never want to do tricep push ups again!

I think the latest jump-kick track has esquivas again. Way to alienate BC members. There's no one I know who likes this movement. Except those masochistic people. And I personally believe that the instructors just act all perky and happy about doing esquivas, but they don't really REALLY like it either, kekekke! They just act happy to motivate the rest of us mortals, but inside they're all going, "I can't wait til we've done the new release for a month... then we're going to go back to the really fun stuff like Bagpipes / Jigga Jigga, etc. "

Boo to esquivas!

Lastly - super sad news (for me)... they won't have BC on Fridays at 9-10pm anymore. WHY!!! WHY change the schedule!! They're going to move it "earlier" to 5-something. Yeah, way to alienate the people who have to WORK in offices. Like that, you won't see me in Taipan anymore on Fridays... I rather drive to Jaya 33 and workout there! Blehk!!