Whew!!

OK, so like….

I got up at 5:-unGodly-30am this morning to prepare for a 6:30am spinning class at WSC (Washington Sports Club) I signed up for. Spinning is sitting on half a bike and pedaling like crazy to dance mix music going nowhere -- how fun! There, amongst the 20-30-something tiny@$$ women and GQ men, I pedaled through 45-minutes of a class taught by this tall, taut young woman named Chandra. I took a "bike" off to the side of the room in case I fell and caused a pile up (yeah, I know it's a stationary bike class but I have a vivid imagination).

After Chandra helped me adjust my seat and showed me how to increase/decrease tension on the wheel, as though going up and down hills, I parked my fluffy, 50-something tush onto a skinny little bike seat and started pedaling. And pedaling. Slow hard pedaling. Fast easy pedaling. Now she wants us to what?! Stand and pedal at the same time?!! Is she NUTS?!! Oh, everybody else is doing it. I got two, standing strokes in before I had to sit back down on the seat. That was it! I'm done!! These legs haven't ridden a bike in over 40 odd years let alone stand and pedal at the same time. I need a drink!

Proudly I stayed and "rode" through the entire 45-minutes of the class. As it went on, I could pedal standing a little longer and increase the "hills" more and more. Afterwards, I stretched out my legs and arms and off to the shower before dressing for work. It wasn't so bad and I feel energized even if my butt hurts. And maybe I can do this a couple of times a week.

Tour de France? You are out of your MIND?!! Tour de Washington, DC Mall? Perhaps.

Blessings!