Chesti: VEGAS!!!

Hey Friends.  SO, we are late on this post because let's face it, it was vegas and we needed time to recover.  I've been home for over a week now and still feel exhausted.  But TOTALLY WORTH IT!  We actually got a lot of exercise in during our trip- a ton of walking, more dancing than I thought possible, and a pilates class.  Yea us!  If you are in Vegas I recommend doing a class off the strip if you want a serious work out, but if you want a semi-workout and access to a spa for the day, then Bellagio is the only way to go.  They have several class offerings.  The classes are $40 each, and for BUT you get all day access to the facilities and things like waters and juice.  The facilities fee alone is $29, so its really like getting this class for $11.  This is a pretty good deal when you consider some places in DC are charging $25 for a drop in class.  The space and place- it's the Bellagio, people.  I'm not going to go into much here, but will say the pilates room was very small but they only allow 4-5 people per class so it's just enough room.  Typical studio.  The class- like I said, I didn't feel like it was a tremendous workout, but I am incredibly proud of us for doing it.  Hungover.  Or maybe that was just me.  The instructor knew her stuff and was friendly, but the class was a bit boring.  Classical music and very low energy.  I think for my "condition" I could have used a lot more music.  There were a few moves we did that left me huffing and puffing, but only a few.  If anything, I enjoyed the steam room/sauna/jacuzzi afterwards more which helped boil some of the tequila out of my body.  The pilates barre class we took was 50 minutes and she went over, which this time, I appreciated.  I can't say this is a class I would take back home, but I did like it.  And I really liked the fact that it kept us on some sort of a fitness "track" even while we were away.  Although, I think the dancing at Marquee was more of a workout.  :)