{"id":40314,"date":"2020-01-13T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T16:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=40314"},"modified":"2020-01-13T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T16:07:50","slug":"fit-mix-is-the-right-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/01\/13\/fit-mix-is-the-right-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Fit Mix is the right mix"},"content":{"rendered":"KPE released their new and updated schedule for group fitness classes<\/a> in 2020, and I found one whose timings were particularly convenient for me- except I wasn\u2019t sure what a \u201cFit Mix\u201d was. I texted my friend, spin class fanatic and connoisseur of group fitness:\r\n\r\n\u201cdo u know what a fit mix is,\u201d I typed.\r\n\r\n\u201cno?? what is a fit mix,\u201d she typed back.\r\n\r\nI sent her a screenshot of the schedule.\r\n\r\n\u201cI wanna go, but I don\u2019t wanna get pummeled,\u201d I wrote. \u201cAm a marshmallow. Have had little to no physical exercise for many years.\u201d This is true. Being more active in recent times hasn\u2019t fully reversed the consequences of years of sedentary living. I didn\u2019t think it advisable to exert myself more than what I was realistically capable of, given the circumstances.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019ll go with you,\u201d said my friend.\r\n\r\n\u201cPls don\u2019t let me die,\u201d I answered, only partly joking.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019ll try my best,\u201d she replied.\r\n\r\n
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The class takes place in the Dance Studio, at the Athletic Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThis did not inspire confidence, but at the very least I would find out what a fit mix was. When we arrived at the class, I noticed that we were the youngest people there. The instructor asked us to remove our shoes. I approved wholeheartedly, as shoes are cumbersome things to have to lug around on one\u2019s feet. Our instructor spoke: \u201cThis class is listed on the website as Fit Mix,\u201d she said. \u201cI still don\u2019t know what that means. But we can take \u201cmix\u201d to mean a mix of all levels. Feel free to adjust the movements based on how much energy you have right now.\u201d\r\n\r\nThat was very reassuring, for someone as hilariously un-fit as myself.\r\n\r\n
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The Athletic Centre asks that you only wear sneakers inside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI expected some sort of intense, high-energy dancing that mandated synchronicity with the instructor\u2019s motions. Instead, the movements were gentle, and it was almost easy to keep up. I was still out of step a few times, possibly<\/em> because I am less coordinated than average, but that didn\u2019t really matter. The whole class felt like it was about reveling in the unselfconscious exploration of how your body can move, rather than copying the movements exactly. And it was pretty great. As being aware of one\u2019s body is not a requirement in my day-to-day life, I had sort of forgotten that I had one, and that it could do things besides transport my brain. The atmosphere was also relaxed and friendly, in part because the vast majority of attendees were between seventy and eighty years of age.\r\n\r\nIt may have been slow, but it was definitely a work out. After forty minutes of continuous, unorthodox movement, I felt pleasantly sore. That\u2019s ideal, to me. There\u2019s no sense in overdoing things out of beginner\u2019s zeal and then not being able to exercise consistently because your whole body feels like it\u2019s being eaten alive by fire ants.\r\n\r\nMy verdict? Fit Mix is 10\/10, and I would absolutely go again. If you\u2019re looking for a reasonably slow start to fulfilling your new year\u2019s resolutions- this may well be it.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nIn which I find out what a fit mix is, and enjoy myself more than I believed possible.\n<\/div>
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