I was a little embarrassed to ask my mom to babysit for me. I told her I was taking a class, which was the truth.
I just wasn’t sure how to tell her I was taking a striptease class. . . .
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Actually, it was a cardio strip tease class, and it was probably the best workout I’ve ever gotten. While I was a little embarrassed to say I was taking the class, my husband was thrilled at the idea.
Take your mind out of the gutter, though, because the only thing we took off were our shoes and socks. But I will tell you this — I now know why strippers look so good. Their workouts are killers!
Five of us from the Daily News joined Tina Collison at Yoga Pilates Studio on Fifth Street for a one-hour workout on Wednesday. Don’t believe me — look at the photo. Yep, that’s me. No, sorry, that’s Tina in the brown. I’m wearing the blue pants behind her. I know, that’s just not as sexy.
None of us really knew what to expect with the class. How much striptease would really be involved, I wondered. I’m a pretty outgoing person, but even I was a bit nervous about a striptease class. But I was among friends, so I walked over their willingly.
But there wasn’t any actual stripping, just sexy moves. The dances were provocative but not over the top. And it was so much fun. It’s easy to see how this class would build self-confidence because you have to let yourself go and have fun with the music and moves.
Afterward, I was sore and tired, which made me want to sign-up for the class. I worked muscles I hadn’t used in quite some time and found ways to tone parts of my body that aren’t quite 17 anymore.
Most of all — it was fun. We laughed and smiled even while sweating and sweating and sweating. And there was plenty of heavy breathing — because we were all out of breath by the end.
Later, I had no problem telling my mom exactly what class I had taken. It wasn’t sleazy, and I was already feeling more confident. There was nothing to be ashamed of.
If this class is offered on a regular basis, you can bet I’ll be there. As Tina said, if you don’t squeeze it, nobody else will either!
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