But I think it was worth it. Last night we hosted a POUND GLOW party.
I don't know about you, but when I take my kids to laser tag at a place like Luigi's and I step into the black light, the glowing of all my white or neon colored clothing never gets old. We stand there and marvel at it like the grand finale of fireworks on fourth of July.
One of the greatest benefits of being a part of POUND, is the instructors, or Pros. We share, we collaborate, we help each other out. Another POUND Pro shared a video of a POUND GLOW party she did and I loved everything about it!
I ordered black lights, glow bracelets, disco lights, I bought neon colored gloves, I raided my daughters headbands for something that would reflect black light.
I put together a set up in my basement last week - just to be sure that everyone would be able to see me. And then I came up with a brilliant idea! I should post a snippet of a track, so people could see what POUND was and see how cool the whole GLOW thing really was.
Really considering the undertaking this was, I recruited Abigail and Emma to help me. They were less enthusiastic to be put to work, to be honest. I mean, really, mom - I could be sitting at home on my electronic device! We got there early. River City Church employed some men to move several chairs for us after the service, so that helped a ton!
We set out the lights, we ran cords all over the place. We wrapped the pillars with crepe paper so no one would run into them. We set out bottled water and snacks. Emma and Abbi set up a registration table. Abbi created a cute sign to let people know what to do.
Ladies started arriving at 7:00 pm. They came all decked out in white or neon. We had light up balloons - who knew there was such a thing! Many of them brought their own glow stuff and one even had black light reflecting make-up!
We rocked out for a full hour. These ladies were amazing! Many of them had never done it before and they caught on fast! What I love about POUND is that you can modify the intensity to fit your fitness level. It doesn't matter if you have worked out every day of your life for 2 hours a day or if you haven't worked out ever - you can still get something out of it - and have a ton of fun!
I don't usually like being on the stage, but..... with it being hollow underneath, you can really hear the Ripstix when I hit the floor. There is an awesome energy to that sound!!
The black lights and disco lights were awesome. But it was still pretty dark. And I know what it's like to try a new work out. You feel like everyone is watching you (mess up all over the place). You struggle to keep up with the moves - and then when you finally get it, it's time to do something different! The reality is that no one is watching you (unless you're me - LOL - then EVERYone is watching you). No one is here to judge. We are all here with the same goals! To get in shape. Release tension. Relieve stress. Pretend for a short time that we are rock stars. Laugh at ourselves a little bit. Hang out with friends and make new ones. Last night, everyone rocked out their hardest and could already feel it in their muscles. And even though they were sore, they were still smiling!
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| POUND GLOW Party! Photo credit: Abigail Proehl |
After all the glow fun was over and the ladies left, Abbi, Emma and I started the process of taking everything down and putting it all away. All those chairs had to go back on the floor. Before we did that, we turned up the music and jammed. The girls were doing cartwheels, and running, and jumping and giggling. They tried to teach me how to do some dance. I failed miserably. They laughed hysterically - showing me again and asking me to do it again. We all laughed even harder.
When all was done, I was thankful and exhausted. I totally can't wait for the next one!
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