Beginning Adult Exercise: Oops, I should have done this first!

The beginning adult exercise class taught by Kay meets right before lunch and is truly an introduction to many of the other activities available at the YMCA. Kay has taught about everything there during her career so she knows how to take activities from some of the more intensive exercise classes and tone them down just a degree for this class. Not that you don't get a workout however since I worked up a sweat doing the kickboxing routines that she introduced. I had attended a couple of kickboxing classes because of the carryover to my favorite sport of cross-country skiing but had some mistakes in technique. Because the pace of this class is somewhat slower, and because there are less participants, Kay was able to see these errors and correct them. This will make for a better and more effective workout the next time I am in the regular kickboxing class. Kay noted that she does the same thing for Zumba, introducing the moves at a pace that beginners can understand. All in all, this is a good class if you are beginning an exercise program and want to know what activities at the YMCA are available and also, if you are like me and love variety.