Gotta give thanks to the designers of women’s workout wear. Yes, I totally understand the clothing is meant to be functional as females contort their bodies for the sake of fitness. But I have to admit my imagination gets the best of me in Pilates class when nine women are in downward dog positions — hands on the floor with their bottoms raised as high as possible.

“Watch the positioning of your lower back,” Kenzie, the instructor, told me the other day, briefly gliding her palm along my body. Warmth flared inside me. “You don’t want too much of a curve,” she cautioned.

Her guiding hand gave me more of a thrill than it should have, even as I strove to follow her orders.

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