There is snow on the ground and it's bitterly cold in Nebraska but I am basking in the glow of a fabulous spa weekend at the Montage resort in Laguna Beach, California.
There was plenty of this.
And this.
And this.
But I also had the opportunity to burn some calories. The resort has a beautiful and well equipped fitness center. They offer a complete schedule of classes including Pilates, yoga and a class I just HAD to try called SurfSet.
It's Baywatch Boot Camp on a surfboard, combining cardio and strength routines set to Beach Boys music and the theme from Hawaii Five-O.
The surfboards are set up on balls so they constantly shift back and forth. We ran and jumped over or onto the board and did a variety of planks, push-ups, yoga positions and surfing moves. It's a great core workout because you're always off balance.
Thankfully, the boards faced away from a wall of mirrors so I didn't have to see how silly I looked. Then there's the location with a view of the swimming pool and the ocean. (Not bad, especially since I'm right now looking out my office window at falling snow.)I usually try to get some kind of exercise when I'm on vacation but usually that amounts to the treadmill in the workout room. This class was fun and a way to try something new and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
