Thinking of "spinning"

[Bad JuJu]

Hey, Beth-Mc--Just wanted to say we're running neck-and-neck here--I just started spinning again last week, after about a 5-year layoff (injuries, gym too far from work, plain unadulterated laziness, etc.). The gorgeous new gym at the university where I teach now offers spinning classes that fit into my schedule, so last Monday I gave it a ..... spin.

Man, was that ever a workout!!! But this 54-year-old hung in with the 20-somethings for the whole time--not always at the same tension of course, but pedaling the whole time. It challenged me mightily, but like Offthegrid said, I can't wait to go back this afternoon!

[bmccasland]

The couch potato in me was over-ridden and I went to class.... Survived the whole hour I did

After I discovered the TE Spin forum - sometimes the flare-for-the-obvious lightbulb is glowing pretty dim - I read up on spinning, and things to be careful of. The instructor asked for "who's new' and then went over things with me, checking fit of bike, hand position, where I should be in the standing exercises, etc. So I felt pretty confident.

OK I admit, I couldn't do much of the standing stuff, breathing got out of control, so I concentrated on keeping my feet moving in circles, breathe in through the nose, out through the mouth... but I kept moving. I'm beat, but I'll go back.

Emily - yes, I have health insurance, so price of meds isn't a major issue for me. I think Advair is a combo of Flovent and Seravent. I got the jitters when I took F&S together without working out, wouldn't want to live with that on a daily basis. We'll see what Doc says when he sees my peak flow data.

Bad Juju - hang in there, we can do it!

Thanks everyone for the info and encouragement. For off season, spinning may be fun, but I still like riding outside better. At least I can concentrate on form and not worry about riding off the levee or hitting something.

[emily_in_nc]

Beth,

Congratulations! You go girl! And an hour is a long time to spin. I am usually only good for about 45 minutes on the trainer. I bet time passes faster in a class, but I've never taken one.

As for Advair, I am on the lowest dose and never feel a bit jittery. I do get the jitters on rescue inhalers, though, so the Advair helps me to avoid using those. I even take Advair before bed at night and have no problems falling to sleep. But everyone is different, for sure.

Again, good on you for going for it!

Emily

[crazybikinchic]

I noticed with spinning, if you make it through the first class, you are hooked and keep coming back. If you do not make it through, you DON'T come back.