[Sportsandrec] Spinning

[Ron & the bears]

Hi Karen,

Congratulations on completing your first indoor cycling class! The bears are 
cruising around my apartment chanting, "Yeah, Karen's bad, she's bad, you 
know she's bad!" New Edition They are my cheerleaders as well when I ride my 
indoor bike. Nico is a Persian and does not to use pom-poms. Because he is 
so fluffy, he is his own pom-pom.:) I have been trying to ride it for an 
hour each day that I do not get out on a tandem for a road ride. Today, 
it'll be a recovery ride. Just nice and easy to flush out the junk from 
yesterday's challenging efforts with hills and pulling the group into the 
wind at the front of the pack.

Don't worry, spinning gets better for sure. A few ideas to think about for 
your next class.

1. You do not have to ride too hard for your first few classes. Just do what 
you can and have a good time. You want to focus on building up your base 
cardio and muscular fitness before you start really pushing yourself. I like 
to think of myself as a new engine. It has to be driven easy for the first 
thousand miles to let everything properly seat itself.

2. Give your body some time to get used to the new pressure points. I wonder 
if you had your bike set up properly? When your seat is too low, it rotates 
your hips back and puts more pressure on your rear. I wrote a lengthy post 
about this a few months ago. I can resend it to you if you contact me. Your 
bottom may be sore at first because of the new activity, but also, you have 
already begun to firm up things back there. So, you may feel it for both 
external and internal reasons.

3. Cycling shorts and shoes are helpful, but not entirely necessary at this 
point. Cycling shorts offer more comfort, because of the padded chamois. 
However, I was a cyclist for years before I learned that the padding is only 
secondary. The primary purpose of the chamois is to wick away moisture and 
keep your skin dry. Regular shorts will work, but be mindful of seams that 
may rub you the wrong way. Female cycling shorts have the seams on the sides 
of that area, while men's shorts run them up the middle. This goes for 
underwear as well, though you will not need them if you get riding shorts. . 
Joe's shorts sound like they are soft, with the seams in safe places.

The Earth is shaking! the mountains shouting!
It's all for You.
The waves are crashing! the sun is raging!
it's all for You.
The universe! is spinning and singing!
It's all for You.
The children dancing, dancing, dancing!
It's all for You.

It's All for You - Chris Tomlin

I approve of this message and wore cycling shorts as I wrote it.

Regards,

Ron Burzese
Austin, TX
rock the bike at us family dot net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Zakhnini
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:56 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Spinning



Hi All,

After hearing so much about spinning and how much you all love it, I decided 
to give it a go this morning at the gym.  This appeared to be a 50-minute 
spin class, as we were finished slightly before the hour was up.  A few 
observations:

1.  I finished the class.  About 30 minutes in, I felt pretty certain that I 
was going to pass out and fall off the bike.  Being stubborn, however, I 
continured and managed to complete the class.
2.  Those of you who spin everyday--God bless you.  I will do it again, but 
I'm very impressed that you can do it so often.
3.  I thought the standing up was going to be the hardest part, but I found 
myself relieved to be able to stand.  Which leasds me to...
4.  My bottom hurts--a lot.  But it'll be okay.  Hopefully by the next time 
I spin...

That is all.  Even though it was hard, I can see why you all like it so 
much. I imagine it becomes addictive.  Have a great day all!

Karen

"If I had a million dollars, (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I'd buy you a monkey (Haven't you always wanted a monkey?)
If I had a million dollars, I’d buy your love"

If I had a million dollars, Barenaked Ladies 



--- Get FREE High Speed Internet from USFamily.Net! -- http://www.usfamily.net/mkt-freepromo.html ---