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"Do Not Stand on Bosu"

So what does every instructor and trainer make you do? Stand on the frakking bosu.

Six months ago, pilates kicked my ass. Now, pilates has become a great warmup for ab blast and chisel'd.

Great moment in pilates: Side plank, on forearm. Legs staggered (front leg in front) on foam roller. Pike hips upward, drawing your legs in and rolling the foam roller towards you. Rotate your hips and pull your arm under you (think mermaid). Repeat about 8 times. I was able to do it cleanly, controlled, elegantly, and with rhythm (but not momentum). Rawr.

Chisel'd - Insane amount of cardio and weights. I do this class for the cardio, because I hate cardio. I hate running, I hate recumbent bike, I hate spinning. I get -bored- out of my mind. Immense amount of tricep work (including 3 sets of 20 tricep dips. Off a bosu. (wibble)

And jumping on top of the frakking bosu. with weights. One of these days I'm going to brain myself when we do skull crushers. Eep.
Progression: up to using 10 and 8 lb weights for my heavy/lights. Given how many reps we do (rowing, curls, etc) this pleases me. (reference: i'm about 5'1 and 115 lbs. 35-25-33. I like muscles. It keeps me from looking like a yoga or cardio bunny or mae west.)