Voulez-vous Power Plate?

Have you heard of this new exercise craze? Apparently all the small, svette ladies of Paris know the secret...
Walking the streets in the 7th on the left bank, I came across this power plate studio and I had heard about it, so I decided to give it a go. What the hell - I have to be on the beach in South Africa in 2 weeks in a very small Eres bikini, so yeah I'd give it a go!
So I sign up for a course after my instructor, Catherine gave me a generous 20 min free session as a demo, and I have to tell you I am impressed. Basically what you do is you are "positioned" by a personal instructor on the power plate, then she pushes buttons to set the running time (40 secs) and the plate then vibrates the hell out of you. No - it is not erotic in any way darlings and frankly, its not really that hard (initially), but before long you start to break a sweat. Then by position #7 your legs can start to buckle. The premise of the machine is that it works ALL your muscles at once, not isolated groups like when you run or kickbox or anything. When I walk out after 30mins my whole body feels like jelly. You are only supposed to do it twice a week (pushing it 3 times) and your cadio is done afterwards if you can manage it. Walking back to my apartment, my wobbly limbs doth protest and even though my brain says I could do a lap or two around the Champs de Mars, my body is too weak.
So I think I'll stick with this for a while and let time tell.
Now you know my little french secret because french women DO exercise. They just make damn sure you don't know about it! How else are they going to look good in all that amazing french lingerie?

If you're in Paris, you can find this power plate studio @ 22, Rue Augereau - 75007 . Tel: 01 45 51 54 68. Tell them La Kitkat sent you