So kids, I am out in the Hamptons this weekend and I am spending time with a family friend. She took me with her to her spinning class this morning and I have a few things to say about it….

First, the class is so totally counterproductive to any kind of actual riding, road or otherwise. It was very weird to my trained brain and body to watch everyone pedaling on these bikes like their tails were on fire!! Then they slowed down, then sped up again, slowed down and sped up even more–and all this to clubby techno music, and the instructor wasn’t yelling at us, but had her voice raised to get everyone amped. So anyway, I think I may have stuck out because I had my race stance on and kept pedaling at the same pace the whole class. I was crouched over like I was doing a long distance ride on the long bars, which in a way I was. I found it to be quite refreshing to keep pedaling for long periods of time as opposed to the constant starting and stopping in the city. And as I kept up my pace (and even put on more and more resistance), I knew people were going to burn out, which they did. Some folks of course are into the spin class and did pretty well, and I applaud them, but I know that if they were put on a bike on the road, it would be a very different story.

I realise now that spin class isn’t really about being able to pedal or have some kind of semblance to riding. It is all about burning calories, which is what these folks totally did. However, I still say the real thing is the real deal.

And the one thing that really got me was the fact that here you are in this room, stationary (which drives me NUTS about the gym), sweating your face off with no cool breezes that come with the open road. I swear I soaked through my clothes and was dripping sweat all over the place and I kept thinking, “God this is a hot box!!” It was weird to see just how much I can actually sweat. I guess that since I am active, my sweat glands have no problem pumping it out, but when outdoors, it’s a little better than being indoors and stewing in your own juices. UGH!!

But all in all, I got a great workout and I really didn’t even feel much burn. I am very happy about that, because if I did actually feel some kind of burn, I’d be worried…..

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