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spin class irritations
durhamvam
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Ok so I went along last night to my first spin class for a while, two blokes otherwise women mostly wearing lots of makeup - I can't deny that having come straight from work I hadn't taken mine of yet though. At the end of the 45 mins I'm drenched with sweat, bright red in the face, mascara smeared around eyes and hair dripping and flat. All these other women are "glowing" slightly and on the way out I overhear the following conversation:
Girl 1: I'm so hot, I must wear a vest top if we come next week
Girl 2: I've got a vest on and I'm still sweating so I don't think it will help, I guess you'll still get hot unfortunately
........... isn't that the point - am I missing something here????
Should I have just gone along and pootled at 70 rpm? aarrrghhhh!!!!!!!
Girl 1: I'm so hot, I must wear a vest top if we come next week
Girl 2: I've got a vest on and I'm still sweating so I don't think it will help, I guess you'll still get hot unfortunately
........... isn't that the point - am I missing something here????
Should I have just gone along and pootled at 70 rpm? aarrrghhhh!!!!!!!
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I also know it's easy to berate people who aren't working as hard as you, put surely they should still be given some encouragement for getting off their arsed and doing something.
You also need to be conscious that there will be days when you aren't working as hard as usual, either due to fatigue, tapering, or off season base training, and I'm sure you don't want people bitching about how little effort you're putting in.
Again, you're there for yourself, so don't get bogged down in what anyone else is doing, it just takes your focus off your own training.
However, I can't help but swell with rage when the ones who aren't trying look across at you with a smug grin as if you are really unfit because you're out of breath and sweating everywhere.
There are a lot of stupid people out there - you can only laugh
Anyway, I proceed to share my knowledge & write a programme for them tell them to stick with it for a month or so 2-3x per week & then come see me & we will update. They proceed to do what the heck they like, never refer to their programme & come to me 6-12 months later to ask me why they haven't improved/got fitter/lost weight etc etc.
By evening I proceed to teach 3 spin classes per week breathlessly urging them on via RPE checks/RPM checks/%age of HRM etc & some just sit & pedal as above..to be fair I do tend to get more hard core trainers in my class..the noodlers don't like us sweaty guys...
But then it came to me and i had a little giggle to myself
imagine if all the bikes were linked up under the floor and at any given time you would have to match both speed / gear and effort of someone else in the class that you nominated or they nominated you,
oh what fun you could have then !
its funny what you think about when you are trying to put your mind away from the fact that you legs are burning and you are knacked whilst exercising, or is it just me ?
If only it was possible for all gym equipment to scream out your stats when youve finished, I'm sure that would soon put the message across!
The problem with that is it potentially "humiliates" some so they don;t return; its maybe fine in a happily competitive environment, but for somebody totally new to spinning no matter how noble their intentions, it could be a disasterous idea if at the other end of the class is lance armstrong having a bit of a goggle for the afternoon and popping in...
didds
Anyone who does any exercise of any type - Good on ya - You're saving the NHS millions!
(The sound of soap box being put away...)
Whilst I am all for people getting off their arses, I dont think it is anything to be particulalry proud of. What sort of pants world is it we live in when people are congratulated just for not doing sod all, and eating crap? If you want to do excercise, not sit on your arse, good for you - it's what you bloody well should be doing anyway.