I really enjoy my workouts with Yoda. I was waiting for this to happen, and it finally did — Yoda asked me to do handstand pushups. I was pretty tired by the time we got around to it. I couldn’t do a fully-vertical pushup despite a few attempts. I did get completely vertical and held myself for a few seconds before trying my failed pushup, so at least I got that far.

All of the fun, nearly-vomit inducing workouts aside, I’m going to take a month break or so from Yoda’s tutelage. The biggest reason is financial, $40 per session isn’t a lot of money, but I burn through two sessions a week. As it is, I feel guilty spending any money on myself, with the house debts piling up and the air conditioner on the fritz.

I plan to return to the pool, for at least three days a week, and then maybe take up a group exercise class or two. Spinning and pilates are two candidates; one thing I am worried about with swimming is that my core may lose the strength I’ve worked very hard to obtain. Pilates, or some other core-intensive activity, might help that. Class activities are already paid for in our membership, so there’s no harm in giving them a try. Plus, the change of pace might be interesting.