Update from the Shrinking Tanguera Chronicles

Well I've kept off the weight that I lost last year and I'm toying with the idea of losing 10 - 12 more pounds. However, I realize that although I am now 'shrunken' I'm not exactly 'toned' so I'm working on weight training.

I love trying new things so I grabbed a girlfriend and we took a pole dancing class.... It was an amazing experience.

First off - - ouch..... The warm up tried to kill me. I had to remind myself to breathe. Stretching, sexy sit ups, and the 'girlie stripper' push ups. I never realized that 'sexy' was such hard work. I worked up a sweat and thought to myself, "Is it over yet?"

Not so....

The instructor said, "Ladies, if you have them put on your shoes."

So I reached for my fab NeoTangos and thought I was doing something...

Oh I was doing something alright... I looked like I just broke out the tango convent. These women had on their 5-inch stripper platform heels and they could walk, spin, bow, drop it like it was hot & pick it back up with no problems. My friend and I just stared at the more advanced dancers slack jawed. Not only did they have incredible balance their bodies were toned and ultra-feminine. No over developed 'man muscles' here - - just curves....

I learned how to climb the pole and was surprised that I actually did it. The walking around the pole was easy... Think of it like a sexy, tango strut, but ummm the spinning... Well, I have a lot of work to do on that one. It's about timing and technique. And it didn't help that I put lotion on that morning so I was greasing up every pole I worked on! I felt like I was leaving a trail of 'lotion slime' as every pole had to be wiped clean with rubbing alcohol. (hey! I didn't realize that my 24-hour moisturizing lotion lived up to its promise)

By the end of the class I was stretched out and smiling. I wasn't 'bringing the sexy' by any means but it was a fun workout.

As my friend and I were walking out of class a 60+ year old woman with beautiful silver hair walked in to join the advanced class that followed ours.

I'm done....

That did it!

Grandma can work a pole....

I'm signing up and I hope I'm that grown & sexy when I'm her age!

Overall the arm, ab, leg & butt workout was incredible - - I was sore for days. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

Ouch,

Pantina