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I’m getting lazier. Blame it on the pregnancy… Getting up in the morning is becoming a real struggle and even though my exercise classes aren’t really that early, I still feel like staying in bed and skipping class. It is a good thing we’re required to book in advance or I’d probably never make it.

I attended my second pilates class at fitfor2 today. To my surprise, there were only five of us attending class and I’m talking about a class that is usually nearly booked out a week in advance. I thought it in rather poor taste for those people who sign up but can’t be bothered to call ahead to cancel their reservations when they can’t make it.

Two weeks before I attended my first pilates class, I had been trying unsuccessfully to sign up to no avail because the booking list was always full. I was even on waiting list but never got called - now I know why. It’s just common courtesy - not as though it’ll cost them an arm or a leg to cancel their reservations. Perhaps that’s what fitfor2 needs to do, start charging for cancellations?

Today’s class was fairly cruisy - nothing too difficult except for the standing leg lifts. It was better than the first time I did them, but I was still a little off-balanced on one leg. I noticed that the balance on my right leg was worse than my left. Probably attributable to a weak right ankle.

We also learned more about lateral breathing which involves engaging our ribcage. Most of us breathe mostly through the chest, but when you’re quite far into the pregnancy and the baby’s compressing against your diaphragm, it can be difficult to breathe. Lateral breathing helps you get in more air and oxygen which is necessary for baby.

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