tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post2342721486659307930..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Training Me and the DogsElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-71588316080961734612007-10-01T16:01:00.000-07:002007-10-01T16:01:00.000-07:00Instructor is active and cheerful and works at kee...Instructor is active and cheerful and works at keeping us moving constantly. I took a notebook to make quick notes about what we did and never had a chance to use it.<BR/><BR/>There are only 7 of us in this class. One or two have done this before. A couple did all the laps jogging but I think the rest of us did at least some walking. I was next-to-last around the course each time, but wasn't drooping by any means; I can walk a pretty brisk mile and these laps were much shorter. No one gets a breather, though; he has a neat thing where, after you finish your lap, you turn and go back until you meet up with the last person and come in with them, and everyone keeps cycling around that turning point until basically we're all coming in at the same time. So, if you jog and get there first, you jog or walk back til you get to the last person and come in at your own pace. No one rests. :-) As a result, though, not much interaction yet, either. We did one ball-tossing exercise to try to learn each others' names and I only remember one of the other 6 so far.<BR/><BR/>He circulated among us giving tips and pointers on how to hold our bodies and what we should be feeling as we worked. We'll see whether he remains cheery or turns into the Boot Camp Sarge From Heck as time goes on.<BR/><BR/>It wasn't *really* hard; he kept saying "work at your own pace but to the point of discomfort; not to the point of pain." I sure felt everything we did! I barely got through my second set of pushups at an angle to the top of a picnic table; that was the hardest for me, even though I've been doing a few angled pushups here and there for a couple of months. I tried to do a couple more later and just couldn't. Some things I modified a bit because of my knee.<BR/><BR/>I feel OK now but a bit drowsy as I've not had a chance to take my (fairly) typical early afternoon nap because have to get work done. Just waiting for something to come back via email to keep going on that. Arms are still tired, though. We'll see whether they're sore tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-36875376937756213002007-10-01T15:45:00.000-07:002007-10-01T15:45:00.000-07:00hows the instructor for your bootcamp? what are th...hows the instructor for your bootcamp? what are the other attendees like? was it really hard? how do you feel now?<BR/><BR/>details.Amy Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243610775853872002noreply@blogger.com