my first sunday all semester with no plans! What had the possibility of being a boring dreary day instead became

SUNDAY FUNDAY

(or the reason why I am not going to be able to move my body tomorrow)

sunday funday begins with some Zumba at Crunch. I haven’t taken a full hour long Zumba class in a while so this was such a treat. Emily’s Sunday morning class was the first zumba class I ever took back in december. It is still by far my favorite class I have taken in the city– I love her playlist, I actually love the fact that she does a lot of the same dances every week so I can really get to know the moves and feel comfortable, the crowd is always really into the class and for me it is the perfect sunday morning fitness class. Hey it gets me up at 8:45AM on the weekend because I know I’m guaranteed to here my absolute favorite song of summer 2011 “Give Me Everything Tonight”

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next was delicious bunch with mama at one of my favorite brunch spots Mirage in the East Village. While their french toast is fabulous, my favorite part is the basket of bread and muffins. More bread with my bread please.

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Sunday Funday continued with a free intenSati class in NYUland. As I have previously written here and here I am OBSESSED intenSati, a sweat inducing cardio work out that has you saying positive affirmations while exercising. I was thrilled to find out that Wendy Suzuki teaches a FREE (free!) IntenSati class in Palladium, an NYU building located in Union Square. After trying out intenSati during my free week at Equinox, I was super super excited to try out this class that I could take every week.

Once again I was blown away by how powerful this workout is. it is all about INTENTION, what kind of intention are you setting for your workout today. for me personally, speaking the affirmations really helps me get the best work out imaginable, I feel stronger than ever, I want to push myself to my limits, and I feel freaken fabulous. It is hard to describe until you experience it, but the class is really something special.

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after a little homework break (seniors in college still have to do homework?) it was back to Yoga Vida for the final sweat of sunday funday- a flow yoga class. I wasn’t as much a fan of this class as yesterdays, the instructors voice quickly became irritating. I was a bit concerned that he didn’t ask about injuries at the beginning of class– my arm is still not 100% functional so I modify a few poses that require super straight arms standing up. I thought I had finally made amends with downward dog– it used to be the bane of my existence because it seriously pains my wrists (I blame trapeze) and I would cringe every time an instructor told us to “downward dog”. This class had a bit too much d-dog for me and countless chaturangas. The class just didn’t feel as logical as yesterday. While it was still a lovely stretch and relaxing class, it was not my favorite.

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all in all though, sunday funday was fabulous and topped off with a delicious, carb filled meal of indian food with my parents. Yoga makes me in the mood for chicken korma and nan…..