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.