{"id":514,"date":"2005-11-17T08:24:31","date_gmt":"2005-11-17T08:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/wordpress179\/?p=514"},"modified":"2005-11-17T08:24:31","modified_gmt":"2005-11-17T08:24:31","slug":"spin-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehippy.net\/blog\/spin-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Spin Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

Work paid for a very nice mushroom risotto at the Red Room<\/a> due to our French counterpart flying in for training with us.<\/p>\n

That has nothing to do with Spin Class but I like telling people when I score free stuff. Did I mention that my gym membership for a month was only 31quid rather than the 61quid it was supposed to be because someone messed up? Well.. my gym membership for a month was only 31quid rather than the 61quid it was supposed to be because someone messed up!<\/p>\n

I know some people<\/i> wanted to break this news first, but.. I went to BODYStep last night. Aerobics! :S<\/p>\n

The entire<\/i> class was female except for me (if you saw me with long hair you might question that point). I went because Sheila does it and because I don’t mind giving new things a shot, even if it is the most embarassing thing I’ve ever done (it wasn’t, but it was definately up there!). I was surprised that it actually felt like a workout and horrified to find out that it requires coordination! Not just coordination but timing and a sense of direction as well! I stood no chance. I was getting left behind all the time, just trying to watch the instructors feet to work out what to do.. forget about the arms! Anyway, it was a laugh, and that’s good right? RIGHT?!<\/p>\n

The Spin class tonight started at 7.15 so I had plenty of time to get there. Made the mistake of eating something at home and then ran to the gym. Still had 20mins or so to kill so I gave one of the elliptical trainer\/cross trainers a shot. I get how they work now but what I want to know is why my feet keep sliding sideways off the foot pads?! Could get dangerous if I actually put the pace on, slip and end up needing the jaws of life to free my mangled legs from the contraption.<\/p>\n

Into the exercise bike area and fiddle with the seat until it’s right. It wasn’t. Hard to tell though with such a quick spin. Maybe next week I’ll have it sussed? Yet another disadvantage of having size 14 feet is the fact that they don’t really fit into standard pedals with toe-clips and straps. I mean, they do, but ya gotta run loose and twist da feet in a bit. Not optimal positioning by any stretch of the imagination.<\/p>\n

What followed was 45 minutes of arse-whipping. I didn’t realise how terribly unfit I was until I did this class. I had to slow down so I didn’t spew and I’m sure I wasn’t working as hard as the instructor who didn’t appear to be sweating at all, whereas I had a small lake around me by the end. It was hard! Not because I was pushing myself.. because I am fscking unfit! Again, I’d underestimated the session and came out barely able to walk.. until I ran home that is, but that was more so I didn’t freeze to death in wet shorts and t-shirt.<\/p>\n

I will be going back for more of the same as often as possible! I wish the sessions were longer (well, not yet, maybe when I can ride again). I’m more pumped now to get fitter so it was a doubly beneficial session. Now if I could just get a roadie and start racing again.. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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