Week 21: Workout On The Green

The chilly and wet weather finally left the region this week and to celebrate I walked over to Washington Park on Tuesday evening to soak up some sun while giving Pilates a try at the weekly Workout On The Green.

Participate at your own risk!

I'd never done Pilates before and to be honest really didn't know a lot about it. All I knew going in is that it is a type of small movement exercise that really works the core muscles. I've been doing strength-training work ever since my surgery at the end of 2014 and have made great progress but recently felt as though I needed to step up my game core-wise. A Pilates class - for free! - seemed too good to pass up.

Pilates in the park

I'll be honest, I'm not sure how much I got out of the class because I didn't know some
 of the terms the instructor used and had to watch what she was doing before I could try it myself, which meant instead of doing 12 repetitions of a movement, I only managed 6 or 8. On top of that, the sun in my eyes meant I kept having to raise a hand or arm to shield my eyes to see what the instructor was doing - which knocked off another rep or two.  I got a workout but not exactly the workout I had hoped for. Didn't even feel sore the following day so who knows if I was doing the movements correctly.

Pilates in the park

A good turn out for the event

I liked the exercises and movements but I think perhaps I will try doing them with the aid of a DVD or YouTube video until I can learn the terms enough to follow along.

Washington Park
1230 Elm St.
Over-the-Rhine
Workout On the Green happens every Tuesday and Wednesday from 6-8:15 p.m. 
Also at Washington Park beginning in June for 16 weeks: Weekend Workout on Saturdays from 9-10 a.m. with YMCA instructors. Includes Yoga, Cardio, Bootcamp, Zumba and more.