I want to have a good posture. I want to gain strength and work on my core. I want to get generally fitter, I thought when choosing my classes. And so when I hurt my wrist, my first reaction was absolute panic that I will not be able to continue with pilates, yoga and self-defense. “Write an evaluation of this class,” my pilates teacher said after she saw me. I might not have looked eager to do it, but I was – I can at least write about exercising when I cannot do it. And so I took a pencil and a sheet of paper, stating my criteria:
Presentation of a pose
Demonstration (2 points)
Comprehensibility of instructions (2 points)
Enjoyableness of the class (2 points)
Intensity of the work out (2 points)
Having a total of 8 points on my …show more content…
And it certainly would be if we worked on them harder – with more repetition. Since we usually only perform a certain pose eight or ten times, I personally cannot feel my muscles getting stronger like they are supposed to. The class lacks intensity. At first I thought I could not feel any muscle group engaged because my whole body was already sore from other workouts (self-defense, gym, fitness training and climbing). Yet even after I was not sore anymore, I could not relate to the girls reporting pain or ‘feeling it’ after a class and I seldom find a pose challenging (unless it requires using wrists, because mine are extremely weak due to a peripheral hypermobility). Therefore my ‘Intensity of work out’ category may be considered as quite subjective.
Even though I would appreciate a slightly intensified training, our teacher does everything she can to make the class enjoyable. We listen to music, which is not only entertaining but also motivational. Vocalizing every move she does helps us to avoid mistakes (such as wrong alignment) and even when we make some, she corrects us indirectly so there is no chance of being embarrassed. I did not expect a smooth transition from one position (ground) to another (seated) nor an option to rest and relax when we are tired; but that is certainly one of the things I
Presentation of a pose
Demonstration (2 points)
Comprehensibility of instructions (2 points)
Enjoyableness of the class (2 points)
Intensity of the work out (2 points)
Having a total of 8 points on my …show more content…
And it certainly would be if we worked on them harder – with more repetition. Since we usually only perform a certain pose eight or ten times, I personally cannot feel my muscles getting stronger like they are supposed to. The class lacks intensity. At first I thought I could not feel any muscle group engaged because my whole body was already sore from other workouts (self-defense, gym, fitness training and climbing). Yet even after I was not sore anymore, I could not relate to the girls reporting pain or ‘feeling it’ after a class and I seldom find a pose challenging (unless it requires using wrists, because mine are extremely weak due to a peripheral hypermobility). Therefore my ‘Intensity of work out’ category may be considered as quite subjective.
Even though I would appreciate a slightly intensified training, our teacher does everything she can to make the class enjoyable. We listen to music, which is not only entertaining but also motivational. Vocalizing every move she does helps us to avoid mistakes (such as wrong alignment) and even when we make some, she corrects us indirectly so there is no chance of being embarrassed. I did not expect a smooth transition from one position (ground) to another (seated) nor an option to rest and relax when we are tired; but that is certainly one of the things I