Great Balls of Fire! Can you tell I took two ball classes in a row? I had better be buff! You know, it’s not so hard to get up for a 7:00 AM class when it’s “Laugh Your Abs Off.” Tim Wilkins and Mike Morris were having what I can only call a ‘Joke-Off,’ while Stephanie Morris kept trying to stay on task while flashing her beautiful smile. I was laughing so hard that I fell off the ball. So if anyone says I had no core strength, I will blame it on them for making me laugh.

After that I went to Peter Twist’s Strength Ball Training class, where he had a strange Canadian habit of trying to completely wipe us out before lunch. He would do some stuff that he made look really easy….until we tried it. I felt pretty good about my abilities during the push-ups, especially coming off a frozen shoulder, but I never quite managed the knees on the ball balancing. Guess I know my homework.

From there, it was on to Drums Alive with Carrie Ekins. I knew it would be fun, as I’ve taken her classes before, but dang, that woman has energy. She can keep the beat, cue the drum moves, chat with us, dance and smile simultaneously without any seeming effort. And the best part—I won a t-shirt when she pulled my name from the raffle box. That’s one of the great things about the convention–there are so many prizes that eventually my turn had to come!

Now I’m off to observe a promo seminar about functional exercise, then…you guessed it..the Expo. Yesterday I found some good stuff, but I had forgotten my wallet. Sigh...and tonight is the reunion party—talk to me about virgin mojitos.