To be honest, I was dreading it. I spent the afternoon at work alternately telling myself to take it easy, you've had the stomach flu, you can skip the class and trying to convince myself that it won't be so bad and that I need to push myself past my comfort zone to continue and that I needed the cardio.
Well, as you know, the angel on my right shoulder prevailed and I dragged my sorry butt down to the gym for 4:00 pm (yah, stupid freaking time and now i need to make up an hour of work today.) The trainer holding the class was one I haven't worked with before, but she seemed super friendly and all up for it although there was only 3 of us attending, one of them being the trainer's best friend. The other thing I really liked about this trainer is that she isn't super thin ~ to be perfectly candid, she has some meat on her bones and doesn't come off as a fanatic or super intense person which is what I imagined most spin instructors to be like.
So... the class... was FUN! The music was upbeat and positive and the trainer wanted all of us to go at our own pace. I expected my quads to burn baby burn. However, they survived just fine. I even expected my bum to be unbearably sore during and after the class, but during the class, there was enough up and down that it didn't bother me.
What I did struggle with was 3 things:
My feet! Who would have thought that! The bottom of my feet from where the pedal ended was on fire from about the 25 minute mark all the way to the end. Luckily, my feet recovered quite quickly from it and seem to be ok doing the walking / shuffling in this morning's bootcamp.
My arms! With all the standing up and leaning over, they got quite the workout. My triceps and shoulders were sore from my workout on Monday and the "hovers" and such moves really tired them out. I also must have put too much pressure on one of my forearms during the hill climbs and bruised a small part of my forearm. I don't bruise easy so ouchie!! And this morning, my chest is killing me! The push-ups in bootcamp this morning suffered from seriously poor form.
Movement from sitting to standing! I really struggled with the "jumps" where you quickly transitioned from sitting to standing. I found my knees wanted to buckle and it just wasn't smooth for me. When we started doing those, my arms and feet were already done so I generally just stayed in a seated position.
So I mentioned above my bum didn't bother me during the workout ~ heck it was only a little tender while driving out to pick up my dog. But holy mother of hell, was it sore this morning when I woke up. Just sitting I wanted to cry. Coming up from a full situp, when you roll across your tailbone onto your butt cheeks, nearly made me cry in bootcamp this morning. Even sitting now during lunch at work I'm uncomfortable.
So, will I do one again? I think so. It was a fantastic cardio workout ~ 550 calories in 50 minutes and the pain afterwards is similar to the pain after bootcamps, just in different places. As well, it is something different from the bootcamps and circuit. I know exactly what to expect and I can completely lose myself in the blasting music. The local rec centre is holding a 30-minute beginner spin course starting in a week or 2. I'm thinking that might be a better start for me so my butt and body can transition slower. Plus, it is significantly cheaper than the $20 per session that my trainers want to charge. I just hope they don't mind me singing along to the songs!
Do any experienced spinners have any advice?
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