Bring Your Sexy Back

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With Spring right around the corner, what better time to combine fitness with a little sexy fun? With that thought in mind, I recently signed up for a strip tease class at Rancho La Puerta, a fitness ranch and spa destination in Tecate, Mexico.

strip_tease First let me say that I’m not one to enjoy being in the spotlight. In fact, in person I’m quite shy. So the thought of embracing my inner sex kitten in front of a dozen – or more – other women was pretty intimidating. Okay, it was downright scary.

When the time came for the class, I almost turned tail and fled back to my room. But I’d already told my husband about the class and to say he was eagerly anticipating a demonstration would be an understatement. I like to think I’m a good sport, so I decided I`d just have to take one for the team.

When I walked into the dance studio, our head exotic dancer – let`s call her Exotica - welcomed me warmly. She seemed normal so I managed to suppress the urge to run away screaming. Instead, I did as instructed and grabbed a folding chair. The chair was to be my date for the evening and I would perform for it. I named it Antonio and silently apologized to it for whatever sins I was about to commit.

Sensing our collective nervousness from the pitch of our giggles, Exotica immediately introduced a fun and sexy mood by asking us to think up our own stripper name.

Perfect. A distraction. While I was busy thinking about my nom de sex, some accessories were brought out and Exotica explained they would further help enhance the mood.

Aha. I had my name: Antonio the folding chair, meet Vixen, the soon-to-be-folding housewife.

As we introduced ourselves, we also each chose one of the accessories: a boa or opera length gloves, a mask or bunny ears. There were a lot of giggles as we played and posed with the props and started to get into our roles.

Our giggles were soon drowned out by the throb of a sexy beat and we quickly took our places behind our chairs. Exotica demonstrated the first move, and we obediently mimicked her. Then we learned another and another, until after half an hour we had our own sexy little routine down pat.

Suddenly, all my nervousness vanished.

I was Vixen, seducing the exotic Antonio.... with my sexy sway, with a little sashay and shimmy, and a little bump and grind. On my feet were the highest stilettos you could imagine and my nails trailed playfully across Antonio, only to slide away again as I prettily pouted at him.

I showed that chair a really good time.

All too soon the class was over and as I put away my props, I realized that a strip tease is just that: a tease. It doesn`t require a ton of skill, but rather the ability to be playful and have fun and that confidence then follows naturally. Throw yourself into being sexy and you are sexy – it is truly a state of mind.

Or a bottle of wine would help, too.

I blew Antonio a gentle kiss and bid him farewell. He watched me leave with lust in his eyes, but he’s the strong and silent type so he didn`t make a scene.

On my way back to my room, I called my husband.

He`s going out to buy a folding chair tomorrow.

Melanie Berezan, co-founder of Girl Get Strong , gives her unique take on fitness with a splash of humor and a dash of sass! She is a mother, writer, entrepreneur and fan of all types of fitness. www.girlgetstrong.com