Thursday, August 24, 2006

 

Sitting for exercise anyone...

O.K. so the last several weeks I have been doing this brand new, revolutionary, change your life type of exercise while not even having to travel any sort of distance. It is called spinning. You might say it's just like riding a bike in place. Well that is because you are just riding a bike in place, however, there is a little bit more to it than that. It is a wicked good (Boston coming out there) workout. I semi dread going but once I go I really like it and can't wait until the next class. My clothes are completely soaked after every session with sweat because it just works you that good. There is loud techno music to give you some rythm to pedal to.
You have hill climb segments and you have sprint segments. I don't so much mind the sprints however I despise the hill climbs. You cannot feel you quads or your toes after about the first five minutes and the thing lasts for an hour plus!
If you are looking for a cool workout, I suggest spinning for sure. It is low impact which is a good thing for me since I have a bad knee and can't run nearly as much as I would like to.

P.S. - This is a shout out to Gillie for teaching a killer class and wanting me to blog more so here ya go...

Comments:
You rock! Thanks for the shout out and for promoting my class...I'm flattered.

Personally though, I detest (and I mean DETEST) the sprints. But I love a good hill climb. I think it's due to the strength in my upper legs...which, by the way, once earned me the lovely, and not to mention feminine, nickname of Quadzilla.
 
Oh yeah. I always thought a catchy name for a spinning class would be "Sit & Spin" but I hear that has some negative connotations.
 
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