Today I went to my first ever spinning class.  Did I mention the part where I went all by myself without a friend for moral support?  Yeah, i’m really proud of myself.

I told myself that if I got out of class early, I would go to spin.  As predicted, class ended as soon as I completed my quiz, so I rushed back to my room and changed into my workout clothes.  It’s a good thing I was in a hurry and got there early because it ended up being a full class.

I was really nervous about not knowing how to set up my bike, or how to change the resistance, or just what all the spin vocab meant.   I had the instructor help me set up my bike and before I knew it I was drenched in sweat. 

We did a lot of hill work.  It was pretty brutal and I loved every second of it.  We also did jumps for a while.  I do not like 4 count or 2 count jumps … the timing just feels weird to me.  We ended the class with the song sandstorm … aka SPRINTS.  We did that song twice.  She said we were the only class she’s ever had that wanted to do it twice.

There was one other girl in the class who was new to spinning; she was really having a hard time and couldn’t do any of the standing stuff or jumps.  But she kept pedaling for as long as she could, took quick breaks, and then got right back into it.  I saw a little of myself in her and so I worked a little harder. 

Workout 10 of 20:  around 50 minutes and 15.1 miles on my bike

I  think i’m in love with spinning guys.