Rotten to the Core

I've been trying to get back into my workout and eating-right routine in the last couple weeks.  The holidays really did a number on me and I feel so much better when I am exercising and eating healthy. With that said, I talked my friend Amanda into trying Pilates with me.  I have never done Pilates before and I have really been wanting to work on my core muscles and know that Pilates focuses on the core. 
So, yesterday Amanda and I walk into this Pilates class.  There are about 5 other people sitting on their mats on the floor barefoot.  Amanda and I look at eachother, go get our mats and sit on the floor to take our shoes and socks off (WEIRD!)  We informed the instructor that we had never done this before she she proceeds to take out this binder of Pilates "notes" and reads them aloud to us.  She was saying something about pressing your lower  back to the floor and imprinting as you roll down, I really had no idea what the heck she was talking about.  So we start our warm up and I knew from that point I was in for it.  I had gotten myself (and Amanda) into something I was not prepared for!  The instructor was doing all this moves that I didn't even know your body could do...

And while this was all going on, this is what I was doing...

After Pilates, I had to get on the Elliptical machine so I could get my workout in for the day.  I didn't think laying on a mat for 30 minutes out of the 45 minutes probably constituted a workout.  Needless to say, I will not be going to Pilates again..