Slim in 6

OK, I have completed the new level. I am happy to see the addition of resistance bands. I feel like the workout is really good. The instructor is still giggling but mentally plotting ways to get even with her an her in studio flunkies for this torture makes it a lot easier to live with. Of course I have nothing against Debbie Siebers personally but I wish she looked a little more winded during her video. She does sweat at this level rather than glisten so I dislike it a little less.
I did not do the video over the weekend. I went with my husband to the zoo on Saturday and walked around for 2 and a half hours, so I decided to call it exercise. I think any movement done outside in 95+ degree heat should count as exercise even if it is walking slowly.
Sunday we decided to ride our bikes on a trail we had previously hiked. The part of the trail we walked originally was about six miles but we were ambitious on our bikes and took the long way making it about nine. The we went the wrong way, which seems to always happen to us on these outdoor exercise adventures, and added another mile or so. So all told 10 miles. I think I deserved to skip the video on a day I completed that. My behind really hurts from the seat of the bike. I have a lot of soreness in that area, you would think I would have enough cushion to avoid that but I guess not. There were hills, really high hills, I was gasping for air and peddling with all my might to get up those hills. I made it, I survived.
Today I ran. I don't usually run outside. I really usually prefer to do my exercise in a controlled air conditioned environment, but I did not have time to head to the gym so I ran about a mile and a half around my neighborhood. The best I can say is I finished. I was not graceful or speedy but I made it back home. I was wheezing like an old smoker and red faced. I had to take a cold shower to return my skin to a less iridescent color. After the shower and a nap in front of the fan to recover I was OK. I think it was a successful exercise session.