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Spinning without Wool !!

Last night I did a spin class at the gym. For those of you who do not know - it involves a stationary bike with a knob to increase or decrease resistance. It also involves a lot of sweating and challenging, hard work. I generally try to do one or two of these classes per week if I can summon the motivation. The instructor and the music can make or break a class.The music is what gets me through and if I have to listen to heavy metal or techno rap or any type of dirge then I am a lost cause and my mind drifts off and I start mentally cooking dinner and writing shopping lists and future blogs.  My calorie burning drops right off as I clock watch and my legs barely turn. There is one instructor who often takes the seat out of the bike so you cannot sit down for the whole class. I have done it once and am not keen to repeat that hellish hour in a hurry. Didn't Cher say "Fitness, if only it came in a bottle, everyone would have a great body".  I'm with her !!   Bring on the bottle so I can stay in bed this morning !!!!

Tuesdays with Ross

Every Tuesday {and Thursdays usually too} I endure an hour of personal training with Ross. He cracks the whip and I along with 3 friends moan and grimace and complain and squat and lunge and complain some more. He takes no notice and ups out weights if we gossip. Punishing push-ups are rife if we are late or if we are early or if we lose count. In fact, there does not even have to be a good reason and what's more we pay for this !!!!! Call us crazy but we are all just trying to fight gravity, to stave off that dreaded menopausal sag of body bits. Currently, gravity is winning !


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