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Hopefully, all the students had gotten the ~~handwavey~~ message from Daisy requesting that the class meet in the gym this morning, in exercise clothes, and that they show up awake and breakfasted and ready for a day they could probably guess was coming based on that information, and that she was sure they were all looking forward to.

"Good morning!" she greeted them. "Today we're covering just a little bit of that 'living' part in the class's title, because you can eat as healthy as you want, but if you really want it to be effective, you have to pair it up with exercise." She started to send around some handouts. "Now, every body is different so not everyone's going to have the same effective workout as every one else, but today we'll just touch on some basic ones and then you can try to figure out one fit for you for next week!"

"Alright, then, get some water, you'll want to keep those electrolytes replenished, and let's start with some stretches. You can tell me about how your dinners went while we do that."

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Working out hard.

There aren't many talking bits today, but groans and sighs about working out today are welcome.

Leading the class through some stretches, Daisy has gone on for a bit about why stretching is important (http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/healthdept/stretching.asp).

"And your dinners?" she asked between stretches. "How'd they turn out for you? I didn't hear about any exploded ovens, so that's good."

Next! Running laps, with a little bit on how running (http://www.justkeepthechange.com/3-reasons-running-is-good-for-you) is good for you.

And of course there's a bit about why it's good to lift weights (http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/06/14/beginners-guide-to-lifting-weights/), and Daisy's making sure no one is an idiot and uses the equipment wrong.

Not wanting any stone of a potential workout routine to go unturned, Daisy also took a moment to teach some kickboxing moves (http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/168_beginning-kickboxing.htm) ~~just to use this icon~~.

Because, seriously, it would not be a workout class unless you were forced to do a ton of crunches (http://munfitnessblog.com/abs-workout-2-basic-crunches/).

Cool downs are just as important as warm ups! Plus, it means you get out of here soon.

She's around and in a very good mood. From the exercise itself. Not the torturing students into exercise. Really!

This post reminds me that I have not been to the gym in two weeks. GO ME.

Also GO ME? I realized I had two week twos on my syllabus for this class, so we skipped ahead.

Edited 2009-06-10 13:34 (UTC)

Angela Montenegro

~~totally a workout~~

Not being all that awake was really going to make getting into all this exercise really damn hard. Alex was listening and rubbing his eyes.

Alex Karev

"I... got distracted," Angela admitted as she pulled an arm across her chest. You know, what with the barely leaving her room, and now the fact her boyfriend was avoiding her and getting drunk instead... "But I meant to!" Good intentions.

Daisy took a moment to consider that this assignment had been given on Wednesday, and how the rest of the week had been for everyone following that Wednesday.

"It happens," she offered with a faint smile. "Try again this week if you want, but if not, no big deal."

Maron Kusakabe

This part, actually wasn't so bad. Even without cheerleading to keep her exercising, Angela was fairly fit and a lot bouncy. Easy.

Plus, bonus points for giving her something else to think about today.

Alex didn't think smoking with someone else really counted so he said, "I heated up some old pizza. It was all I had. There were...other things happening last week."

He swung his arms a little, stretching them out, while he spoke. If he'd cooked, there'd been an exploded something.

This was easy enough and Alex kept a fairly slow but steady pace as he jogged.

Don't facepalm, Daisy, don't facepalm, don't--

Palm promptly met face, and she sighed. Hey, she tried not to, that had to count for something. "Old pizza's not even healthy, Alex," she informed him, "not to mention reheating old pizza sort of defeats the whole point of making the meal yourself."

Alex wasn't going to be an idiot with weights. He'd do these properly if only because he didn't need any pulled muscles. Those things freaking hurt.

Freaking hell, this was one of those torturous workouts that Alex saw on television and laughed about. Now that he was going through one, he regretted laughing.

Wait, no he didn't. He just wished it wasn't him doing the kickboxing now.

"Last week was distracting," he argued, shaking his head. "The pizza had vegetables on it. And...well, the cooking part I can't argue with. I'm not a cook."

Of course, now there'd be crunches when he was already ready to get the hell out of his class. Goddammit, if he ended up sore, he was going to be pissed.

Alex's cool down consisted of stretching enough to make sure he wasn't going to be the victim of pulled muscles.

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Healthy Diet and Living; Wednesday, Period One [ 06/10 ].

Sign In -- 06/10.

During the Talking Bits -- 06/10.

Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

Running Laps -- 06/10.

Lifting Weights -- 06/10.

Kickboxing -- 06/10.

Crunches from Hell -- 06/10.

Cool Down -- 06/10.

Talk to Daisy -- 06/10.

OOC -- 06/10.

Re: Sign In -- 06/10.

Re: During the Talking Bits -- 06/10.

Re: Sign In -- 06/10.

Re: Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

Re: Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

Re: Sign In -- 06/10.

Re: Running Laps -- 06/10.

Re: Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

Re: Running Laps -- 06/10.

Re: Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

Re: Lifting Weights -- 06/10.

Re: Kickboxing -- 06/10.

Re: Warm up and Stretch! -- 06/10.

Re: Crunches from Hell -- 06/10.

Re: Cool Down -- 06/10.