Day 1 Part 2 - First Bodycombat class in NZ

So I attended my first BC class in NZ - conducted by Mike and Nathan. There were many international instructors around for the class, and my rough estimate is that there were about 100 people in the room. The class was ok, I thought it could have been better had the crowd been more spontaneous. Heard from PJ that Auckland members don't usually make noise, unlike the crazy people in Singapore I know, but I certainly think shouting makes it more fun.

It was funny hearing Ed say 'Exhausted' after T8. After I started teaching, attending classes somehow doesn't seem to make me sweat that much since since I'm always busting my lungs out during my classes. What I didn't like was that there were a few occasions when they tried to subdue the crowd sometimes by saying 'shhh' or 'don't shout first'. I was thinking to myself, why control during level 1 and only shout during level 2? How about letting it out in level 1 and bringing it higher in level 2?


The class doing the circle track - Hymn



After the class, I stayed back to watch BP. Before BP started, managed to exchange a few words with PJ, and saw glimpses of some 'stars' who have appeared on previous DVDs. Yes, I saw Hernan (BC34), Ivens (BC31) and Oscar (BC31). Strangely, nobody looks like their size in the DVD! Oscar looks smaller and Ivens look bigger.

BP had 5 or 6 international presenters lined up. They did a preview of BP66. Here's some tracks for you guys. T2 is a remix of Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer. Not the same version used in BC24 though. I think the song's great to use... with its lyrics "Oh... halfway there... Oh..." BP really rocked. I guess BP is the most popular program in Auckland. The crowd was making so much more noise than the BC crowd. Yes, I actually feel that BP66 music is good after thinking that the music for the last few releases haven't been that good!






Managed to grab a pic with Hernan during the BP class, hehehe...


Left after T4, and on the way out, I actually took some time to explore the gym, and guess who I saw! Dan the Man. Doing his boxing training. He saw us looking across and winked back. Must be the BODYCOMBAT top I was wearing. Heehee.



Seems like quite a fulfilling day, really wanted to do BP, but thought I shouldn't exert myself so much after a 10hr flight... Hope the rest of my trip is good! =)