Woman Challenge: Walk Around Winchester

Tanya at Motherwear tagged me and several other members of the Breastfeeding Babes Woman Challenge Team to show pictures from our walking routes. We are staying in the historic downtown area of Winchester, Virginia. My walking companions are Ian in the Beco or Ergo and Roxxy on the leash. Washington's Office is on the corner:



The Walking Mall:


Roxxy stops to smell the roses:


The Former Cannon Ball House:

Now, Donato's Restaurant:

Ian Says,"No to Jazzercise"

I've been going to Jazzercise for the past week and a half because it has on-site babysitting. Ian has gotten progressively worse about crying. At first, it would take him a few minutes to cry. The babysitter, a sweet elderly woman, would give him a bottle and he would fall asleep. Yesterday, he started crying right away and only took half the bottle. This kid never turns down milk whether he gets it from a bottle or a breast. But, he took a stand yesterday: he will not be bribed!

Today was even worse. The babysitter had to get me out of class and I couldn't finish. I need to go to 4 more classes to get my money's worth. There is a 7pm on Wednesday as well as class on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I am very disappointed that I won't be able to go 5 days a week, especially because of the Woman Challenge. I will have to break out the Pilates dvd or Fit TV.

Woman Challenge Kicks Off!

I joined the Breastfeeding Babes for The Woman Challenge. It started yesterday and I had planned to do a 5K at the Race for the Cure in Pittsburgh, but we only made it to the brunch. Today, though, I went to Jazzercise, walked to the Post Office and I have yoga tonight. Today, is a much better day for exercise.

Yes, Jazzercise Still Exits

I just attended my second Jazzercise class today. This is just in time to join the Breastfeeding Babes Team in the US Department of Health's Woman Challenge.

My mother did Jazzercise in the early 80's, but I didn't know it was still around. On the way home from dinner last week I spotted the studio. The sign,"Jazzercise, On-site Childcare" caught my eye. Turns out they have childcare for $1 per child per class for the Monday-Friday classes at 9:30am. This is Ian's last week of Water Babies (M-W-F at 9:00am) and there is a Capitol Hill Nurse-In on Thursday, so I am only going Tuesday this week, but next week I plan to do M-F.

Jazzercise uses basic dance moves set to current music in a routine. The routines and music change frequently so it keeps things interesting. There's not much difference from any other aerobics class I've taken except that they pose at the end of each song. The dance moves aren't complicated if you have a dance or aerobics background, but it is enjoyable. My instructor has been doing it for 21 years and she looks great.