Re: My morning at WMTC (warning - this is long)

[Guest guest]

Wow! That sounds like such a wonderful experience. I smiled the whole time

I read it! Congrats on making it through it all even though you were not

feeling well. I'm sure it's an experience you will remember for a lifetime!

Caroline, who's super envious!

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Kerrie. I sure wish I could

have been there too.

Nanci

[Guest guest]

--- Kerri Ritchie wrote:

> Hi everyone! I just got back from the WMTC! I went

> for the 10:00 am class.

Hey Kerri,

It was great to be able to meet you on Saturday!!!! I

wish things would of worked out so that we could of

spent more time with you and your husband.

I'm glad you had a great time and that a, Elena,

and did their part to help you along.

It was a great workout.

You are right, the instruction that and Shellie

give is so valuable. No matter how long you've been

doing Tae-Bo, you always learn something. I learn

something EVERY time and just love it. That's the

best thing about having them there is that they can

help you (unfortunately, not always on the moves you

want them to).

I never knew about the chair pushup until he mentioned

that. I'm going to work on that when I get home. I

try to do the full ones and I know that I'm not doing

them right. This should help me along.

Elena says " hi " to everyone. I wish everyone could of

come, it was the best time!!!!

Sandie, Tae and Bo )!!!!!!

=====

" Believe. Believe in yourself. Believe in the one who believes in you. All

things are possible to she who believes. Blessings on your courage. "

--from " Hold That Thought " by Ban Breathnach

" I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes

from within. It is there all the time. "

--------- Freud

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[Guest guest]

Wow that sounds exciting, I wish I was there!!!

Sounds like you had a great time. Can't wait to hear from everyone

else.

Michxxx

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your account on the trip. Wow, it sounded wonderful!!

Glad you had a nice time.

Darcy who enjoyed herself at a horse auction on Saturday...

> Hi everyone! I just got back from the WMTC! I went

> for the 10:00 am class. I overestimated the time it

> would take to get there and instead of arriving at

> 9:30, I arrived at 8:50. There were already people

> waiting to get in. Although I didn't know it was them

> yet, I met Susi and . Then I spotted

> and introduced myself. She introduced me to Susi and

> then I realized I recognized . Since they

> weren't going to let people in until 9:30, my husband

> and I drove around the area for awhile. When I got

> back, it was packed. I went towards the back of the

> line and I spotted Elena. Then I met a, Bev and

> her dog Duncan, Sandie, and AmyBeth. We waited

> outside for a while, but it was nice because a was

> right behind me and I got to talk with her. After we

> got in and payed our money, a and I looked for a

> spot in the back. There weren't any, so we ended up

> right in the front to the right of the raised platform

> that the instructors were on. It was so cool...I was

> 5 feet from for the entire workout. Elena was

> right behind us. I'm glad that I was near a and

> Elena because watching them (via the mirror) is what

> got me through a couple of times.

> Since there were some people in the class who had

> never done tae-bo, went through an

> instructional. I thought it would be boring for

> someone whose been through the studio, live, and

> impact instructionals, but I learned a thing or two.

> Then the workout started. At first I was so energized

> and smiling all of the time. I got to punch 's

> hands, he did a couple of sets of one exercise right

> next to me, and (who was sometimes on the

> platform and sometimes helping class members) did a

> couple of sets between me and a. Then I started

> getting hot (and I mean HOT), and tired, and my right

> ear closed up so it wouldn't pop and I couldn't hear

> well. I had a lot of trouble keeping up and keeping

> my motivation going, but thanks maily to a and

> Elena (an telling me to keep moving my arms one

> time), I made it through. It was tough doing the

> balance moves with my ear plugged up though. Luckily

> it cleared up during the floor work. The floor work

> was all abs and it was tough. Then when we thought we

> were done, had us do 25 pushups. I did them on

> my knees.

> After we were done, showed us some ways to

> learn how to distribute your weight better in order to

> get strong enough to do push up military style. You

> start by laying your stomach across a chair. Then as

> you progress, less and less of your weight is on the

> chair, until you can to pushups on the floor. The

> other trick is to have your legs as far apart as you

> can until you get stronger. After the demostration,

> spent some time just talking to us and our wills

> and spirits. It was so cool being just 5 feet away

> from him that whole time. The whole thing (the

> instructional, workout, demo, and talk) took 2 hours

> even though the class was to be 1 hour and the 12:00

> class was waiting to come in.

> When he was done, Elena took a picture of me and

> and another of me and . I said goodbye to

> Elena and a. On my way out, I said goodbye to

> Sandie. She had Dan take a picutre of us. After he

> took the picutre, I introduced myself. I didn't get

> to meet Phyllis, but I recognized her from across the

> room.

> All in all it was a wonderful experience. I feel

> really tired right now, but good. I know the others

> accounts will be even better, because they are

> planning on spending the whole day at WMTC. I just

> wanted those who couldn't make it to get an early

> account (at least from the 10:00am class).

>

> Kerri

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Kerri, I am so, so happy you made it to the workout. Do you realize you

were standing in the most difficult, demanding place in the entire room?

Front row, directly to the right of and Shelllie is the toughest spot

because you are always in the spot light. There is no slacking when you are

standing there. You did terrific! We have to make plans to get together

for another workout, this time taking a class from or Stan.

Elena

My morning at WMTC (warning - this is long)

> Hi everyone! I just got back from the WMTC! I went

> for the 10:00 am class. I overestimated the time it

> would take to get there and instead of arriving at

> 9:30, I arrived at 8:50. There were already people

> waiting to get in. Although I didn't know it was them

> yet, I met Susi and . Then I spotted

> and introduced myself. She introduced me to Susi and

> then I realized I recognized . Since they

> weren't going to let people in until 9:30, my husband

> and I drove around the area for awhile. When I got

> back, it was packed. I went towards the back of the

> line and I spotted Elena. Then I met a, Bev and

> her dog Duncan, Sandie, and AmyBeth. We waited

> outside for a while, but it was nice because a was

> right behind me and I got to talk with her. After we

> got in and payed our money, a and I looked for a

> spot in the back. There weren't any, so we ended up

> right in the front to the right of the raised platform

> that the instructors were on. It was so cool...I was

> 5 feet from for the entire workout. Elena was

> right behind us. I'm glad that I was near a and

> Elena because watching them (via the mirror) is what

> got me through a couple of times.

> Since there were some people in the class who had

> never done tae-bo, went through an

> instructional. I thought it would be boring for

> someone whose been through the studio, live, and

> impact instructionals, but I learned a thing or two.

> Then the workout started. At first I was so energized

> and smiling all of the time. I got to punch 's

> hands, he did a couple of sets of one exercise right

> next to me, and (who was sometimes on the

> platform and sometimes helping class members) did a

> couple of sets between me and a. Then I started

> getting hot (and I mean HOT), and tired, and my right

> ear closed up so it wouldn't pop and I couldn't hear

> well. I had a lot of trouble keeping up and keeping

> my motivation going, but thanks maily to a and

> Elena (an telling me to keep moving my arms one

> time), I made it through. It was tough doing the

> balance moves with my ear plugged up though. Luckily

> it cleared up during the floor work. The floor work

> was all abs and it was tough. Then when we thought we

> were done, had us do 25 pushups. I did them on

> my knees.

> After we were done, showed us some ways to

> learn how to distribute your weight better in order to

> get strong enough to do push up military style. You

> start by laying your stomach across a chair. Then as

> you progress, less and less of your weight is on the

> chair, until you can to pushups on the floor. The

> other trick is to have your legs as far apart as you

> can until you get stronger. After the demostration,

> spent some time just talking to us and our wills

> and spirits. It was so cool being just 5 feet away

> from him that whole time. The whole thing (the

> instructional, workout, demo, and talk) took 2 hours

> even though the class was to be 1 hour and the 12:00

> class was waiting to come in.

> When he was done, Elena took a picture of me and

> and another of me and . I said goodbye to

> Elena and a. On my way out, I said goodbye to

> Sandie. She had Dan take a picutre of us. After he

> took the picutre, I introduced myself. I didn't get

> to meet Phyllis, but I recognized her from across the

> room.

> All in all it was a wonderful experience. I feel

> really tired right now, but good. I know the others

> accounts will be even better, because they are

> planning on spending the whole day at WMTC. I just

> wanted those who couldn't make it to get an early

> account (at least from the 10:00am class).

>

> Kerri

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Elena,

Thanks for the kind words. I liked being up front

because I wasn't distracted by what others were doing

around me. I'm not used to working out with anyone

else. I didn't really have a choice about slacking

off or not. At one point when we were doing that

balance move with the front kicks, I brought my arms

in to guard position to help keep my balance and

looked at me and exaggerated the arm movements until I

started them again. At times during the workout, I

wasn't sure if I could even keep moving. I kept

seeing you and a in the mirror and I knew I could

make it. I've never pushed myself that hard before.

I was so hot, I thought I'd spontaneously combust at

any minute. I was kind of queasy during parts too.

After it was over, I was proud of myself though. I

can't believe did six of these workouts in two

days!

Kerri

--- Elena Carroll

wrote:

> Kerri, I am so, so happy you made it to the workout.

> Do you realize you

> were standing in the most difficult, demanding place

> in the entire room?

> Front row, directly to the right of and

> Shelllie is the toughest spot

> because you are always in the spot light. There is

> no slacking when you are

> standing there. You did terrific! We have to make

> plans to get together

> for another workout, this time taking a class from

> or Stan.

>

> Elena

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/8/01 2:52:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

kerriellen@... writes:

> All in all it was a wonderful experience. I feel

> really tired right now, but good. I know the others

> accounts will be even better, because they are

>

Thanks for sharing your day with us Kerri! It was so nice to meet you! I hope

next time we get to hang out more!