In my quest to be kind to myself and live my life properly, I am slowly easing myself diving headfirst into exercise after being a coach potato for years. I have a feeling that this time I am going to do a bit better then my measly attempts over the past few years to stick to some kind of exercise program.
After having tortured myself gone to a Pilates class yesterday , I thought it would be a good idea to go to a spinning class this morning. I dragged my husband along My husband was happy to sign up for the class with me and this morning about 3 hours after he landed from overseas, he found himself on a bike next to me.
Instrument of Torture
It has been quite a few years since I have gone spinning and close to nine years since I taught spinning. (Yes, the mighty have fallen. Going from teaching spinning to trying not to die in class is quite a plunge.) But I made it. Look, I even smiled.
Lucky for me the teacher was really good and enthusiastic. Time passed really quickly after the first ten minutes. At the five minute mark I was already dying and counting minutes. After that for the most part I lost track of time. I did have a moment, 40 minutes into class when I lost the will to live I ran out of steam, but surprisingly I made it through.
And now if I could just move enough to get undressed and shower, it would be good.
Do you think the hundreds of calories I must have burned in spinning means that today, unlike yesterday I can choose this
over this?
Nah, that would defeat the whole purpose.
Any tips for the aches and pains anyone?
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Time for a hot tub with your hubby
after each exercise class the aches and pains will
get fewer and fewer. But you can try a nice hot
bubble bath in the meantime. Just keep in mind
you are using muscles you haven’t used in a
while, so be patient and stick with it. You will be
rewarded in the end.
Do you need me to send you some IcyHot?
Tea tree and Lavendar oil in long hot bath with book and candles. Oh (and I know you are not supposed to)and a nice glass of something …
I vote hot tub! A reward after exercise is a good thing. Hot tubs being more good than pizza.
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