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May. 7th, 2018 02:25 pm So, I joined a spin class place.
I'd taken spin once before, but it was through a gym membership and all I remember about it was that I tried to push myself too hard, couldn't move the next day, and never went back. There are two LA Cycle places in my town with plans for a third...I don't really understand that, because the two classes I've been to weren't full, but maybe they are going to have more class slots. I noticed that they are mainly very early morning and late afternoon-when late morning or early afternoon are better for me. Still, I can sometimes make it to a weekend one or 8:30 before my 11:00 class.
Anyway, I am very unathletic. I can't stick to anything fitness related to save my life (literally), as you might have read from past posts about treadmill attempts. I have a treadmill. But it's so boring. I've tried music, watching tv, and audiobooks. Nothing holds my interest. So after driving by these spin places for goodness knows how long, I decided to try one out.
I liked it. I signed up for another class for the next day. I signed up for more. I look forward to it. Who even am I???
The cool thing is, although you're in a class, it feels very personal. They turn the lights out and it's blacklit. The music is loud and generic enough--at my first class I didn't recognize any of the songs but at the second one they played more familiar Top 40, but they are remixed so the beat is always up. I don't know if LA Cycle creates the remixes or if the instructor makes her own...The instructor is up on a raised platform and she has a mic, she is shouting out instructions like when to go faster, increase resistance, pedal standing up (still working on that one) or use the dumbbells. Once in a while she says things like "You got this!" And you can go at your own pace without feeling like you look stupid.
There are three types of classes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 25/25 which is 25 minutes cycling and 25 minutes of mat exercises. I have the 45 minute one tomorrow-I tried the other two also just to figure out which one I like. The 25/25 one feels a bit long, and I can do mat exercises on my own.
I'd taken spin once before, but it was through a gym membership and all I remember about it was that I tried to push myself too hard, couldn't move the next day, and never went back. There are two LA Cycle places in my town with plans for a third...I don't really understand that, because the two classes I've been to weren't full, but maybe they are going to have more class slots. I noticed that they are mainly very early morning and late afternoon-when late morning or early afternoon are better for me. Still, I can sometimes make it to a weekend one or 8:30 before my 11:00 class.
Anyway, I am very unathletic. I can't stick to anything fitness related to save my life (literally), as you might have read from past posts about treadmill attempts. I have a treadmill. But it's so boring. I've tried music, watching tv, and audiobooks. Nothing holds my interest. So after driving by these spin places for goodness knows how long, I decided to try one out.
I liked it. I signed up for another class for the next day. I signed up for more. I look forward to it. Who even am I???
The cool thing is, although you're in a class, it feels very personal. They turn the lights out and it's blacklit. The music is loud and generic enough--at my first class I didn't recognize any of the songs but at the second one they played more familiar Top 40, but they are remixed so the beat is always up. I don't know if LA Cycle creates the remixes or if the instructor makes her own...The instructor is up on a raised platform and she has a mic, she is shouting out instructions like when to go faster, increase resistance, pedal standing up (still working on that one) or use the dumbbells. Once in a while she says things like "You got this!" And you can go at your own pace without feeling like you look stupid.
There are three types of classes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 25/25 which is 25 minutes cycling and 25 minutes of mat exercises. I have the 45 minute one tomorrow-I tried the other two also just to figure out which one I like. The 25/25 one feels a bit long, and I can do mat exercises on my own.
I've realized I really let myself go. And I kind of resent those around me for not being concerned about that, other than my father asking me one day "So...how's your health?" I mean, I don't want people to be like "OMG you got fat!" But honestly...I did. And although I've been maintaining for months now, I know I need to lose a lot of it. And I hope spin will help a little. It's certainly better than my current couch potato lifestyle.
PS, I looked into how many steps you should take a day, and the general number people strive for is 10,000. So I go looking at how many miles that is, or how long it takes...and it's 5 miles, or an hour and a half of walking. Um...no. Yeah I know you can break it up, but that's still very ambitious.
