Pilates after a 3 week break

Oh it felt so great to get back to it and working out.  Last week I just skipped out on my classes - vacation mode sunk a little too far into the brain and didn't want to shake out enough even for good health choices.  Stayed up way too late most nights and that was the real killer for the classes last week.

But today was awesome.  We did some work with thera bands on the barre and boy I can tell you that my abs got great work today.  It really was a pretty awesome workout all around. We did some modified roll downs with that thera band on the bar and it is a great reminder of just how much work a roll down can be for your abs if you work it and don't slack it off.

I also really liked the standing leg work - well "liked" might not be the word my poor glutes would choose though.  That was definitely some burn on that work.  There was also some good stretching after that with the magic circle - I always like a good stretch after working those butt muscles.

Last but not least we also did this deceptively easy looking one  that is basically a kneeling side bend.  Boy did my obliques need to work.  But I did discover that my one side felt like it worked way better than the other side.  Maybe that is the side that is weaker and so it just felt like more work.  My bigger concern is that possibly the other side wasn't really firing properly and the first side was doing all the work for it.  Might have to ask one of the instructors their opinion on that next time I am there.