Ball Of Pain

Ouch, ouch and ouch. Well, i'm no fan of balancing exercises (it's dead embarrassing when you fall/jiggle/make a donk of yourself!), but Ryanryan sees the point of doing them as part of a balanced exercise program.

There's this bosu or boju (whatever) ball thing which i've been doing (not by choice!) during the physiotherapy sessions, and boy do i hate that infernal contraption! It jiggles like mad (and makes me jiggle like a demented spare tyre too) and the trainer wants me to keep my knees bent, and back straight, while balanced on it. A few repetitions later, your thighs are screaming for mercy and you wonder what made you agree to step on that darned thing in the first place! And the wobbling... Oh god, i think even Jello wobbles less than Ryanryan when he's perched on the ball.

But i kind of see the effects of that a few sessions later. Thigh endurance is noticeably increased (with a shorter recovery 'ache' time), though part of it can be attributable to eating a more balanced diet too. And hey, it gets fun; the last session, for a change of pace (and so that i can be distracted from feeling self-conscious while watching myself jiggle!), Sundar (the trainer at the gym) and i threw a soccer ball at each other while i balanced on the contraption, which was distracting enough to make the workout more fun than torturous.

And when all else fails, SMSing someone while ignoring the burning pain in the thighs when in the middle of the exercise sure helps divert some of the misery.