Bring On the Pain!

Let me start this post off by saying, I am the furthest thing from an athlete.  My background is Fine Art.. music to be specific.  I played elementary school basketball when I was in grade 5, but that and PE were the most physical I've ever been.  I sang all my life and began piano lessons when I was 6.  I have a music studio that I teach piano from, as well as belong to a state wide music teacher organization.  Sports are not my thing.  At. All.  

My first day of TKD when alright.. I couldn't let it show just how badly out of shape I was, so I sucked it up when it was time to run laps.  Thank God our dojang isn't that big... the three laps we had to do were torture enough.  At least my youngest kept a slower pace that I could handle.  Still... nothing like being lapped by the 8 - 10 year old kids and being dead last.  Story of my life. 

My first class focused primarily on learning the basic kicks for a white belt.  Those included front snap kick and round house.   I felt like I was doing pretty decently.. boy did I work up a sweat!!  The unfortunate thing about our dojang is that there is no air conditioning at all.  The summers here in Central California get VERY hot.. like 105 for 5 months straight.  When it cools down at night, our lows are around 90, so it doesn't make a whole lot of difference.  Our club is downright unbearable in the summer.  And I should mention that summer here begins in May.  Right about the time I started.

The next day when I woke up to get my girls ready for school is when I *really* felt it.  Me jumping in to TKD is what I imagine if feels like to run a half marathon with no training.  Every muscle in my legs ached and I was terribly stiff.  I knew it was a minor setback, so I had to get back out there and try again.