Mom & Me Pilates

Mimi doing The Rollover.

I am in serious withdrawal. Amy's mat classes have been discontinued for a month and I have had to brave the gym as my only source of exercise. (And to avoid the gym, I've started to run again...will discuss that in another post.) So out of sheer desperation, I purchased this dvd and also this one at Barnes & Noble. Nothing beats doing Pilates with Amy, but these come darn close. The first few weeks of my withdrawal, I'd do one of the dvd's every other day or so, and this morning I realized I haven't done it in a while & dearly needed a good Pilates workout.

My legs were sore by this afternoon.

Much to my glee, Amy's starting another round of mat classes soon, taught by the fabulous Tammy. I just love Amy and Tammy's approach; I leave feeling good about myself (no small feat), and just balanced. Pilates is magical, I swear. I'm a lifer. I can't wait to add a few sessions a week on the machines. Visit Amy's blog often in the next few weeks (she just barely started it) because I hope to talk her into posting photos of her studio.

Here is Mimi doing The Saw. Take note of her snack. Doritoes. Have I mentioned it was 9am?
Another photo of The Saw. Check out how I managed to capture my piggies. Sweet! (i seriously hate my toes. Don't judge me by my toes.)

Amy, do you see her 45 degree powerhouse?

And now she's walking her hands down to do her pushups. She did more pushups than me. Must've been the Doritoes fuel.