Spinning!

So, I took a new class tonight at the Y. It was a spinning class mixed with body pump and ... it completely kicked my ass!!!

First of all, the moment I got onto the bike my ass started to ache ... the seats on those bikes are about the size of my fist ... my own fist up my own butt ... that's what it is like ... got a good visual?!?

You stand and ride, you sit and ride and then you stand again ... at one point I looked down at my own legs convinced they had turned to jelly ... but nope, sure enough, there they were ... peddling away.

Then ... we got off the bikes and lifted weights ... not little dumbbells ... but real weights, lots of reps and being the sassy girl I am ... I loaded my bar with a little too much weight. I am a strong girl, always have been ... and the combination of the two; weights and spinning, really made me sweat.

The instructor kept looking at me ... I'd look up and smile at her ... which allowed me to stop thinking about my fist sized seat that was making my ass scream out ... almost literally ... at one point I thought, I think I need to fart ... and I was wondering if the music was loud enough that I could let that go, but there was a guy next to me too and I thought then, what if it was stinky ... would he look at me funny thinking that the new girl just farted?

Yes, these are real thoughts that went through my brain while I was peddling my heart out. I decided against farting ... only because I would have thought it funny, like I always do, and laughing for no reason in the middle of class would be a dead give away.

I did start to burp though ... and that for me is the indicator that I am over-doing it ... that slight-tummy-ache-burping-the-last-thing-I-ate ... which happened to be celery and peanut butter ... which by the way, getting the taste a 2nd time around while I was working out was pretty gross!

Side note; my dear husband says that celery and peanut butter is "white people food" ... which is probably is ... it might be Filipino food if it was celery and fish butts. Hahaaaa ... that made me laugh out loud ... I am so immature.

Sooo ... that was my spinning-weightlifting-should I fart or not-burping celery and peanut butter-seat as small as my fist- adventure tonight. The class was very challenging (to say the least!) but it was a fantastic workout ... I will go again next Wednesday for sure ... assuming I'll be up and mobile by then. I think tomorrow morning and the day after that will bring some seriously sore muscles!

Thank you Lord for the spinning class. Thank you for my legs that were strong enough to peddle for an hour and 15 minutes. Thank you for my arms that were strong enough to lift weights. Thank you Lord for the work you are continuing to do in me ... I can see the changes now and it feels amazing ... oh and please help me to not be too sore tomorrow.
Amen.