Spin, Spin, Spin, Spin, Spin. Options

[KissMe2408]

It burns.

I'm taking a spin class, probably one of the hardest exercise classes i've ever taken.
God knows why I'm at the gym on a monday night. That's so depressing.
My legs are killing me. . .
"C'mon give me half a turn! Get your cadence up to 110 and stay there!" the trainer barks.
I'm trying to ignore 2 things. (1) The burning ache in my thighs and (2) The noises coming from the guy next to me. In his late 50's probably, huffing and puffing, and screaming, "ohhhh yeahhhh! oh yes! feel it baby".

"Okay,"I tell myself, "just get past the old man making sexual noises, and you will be fine."
Complete torture. Queen is blaring from the portable stereo, which wasn't so bad,
but then. . . "Okay! Give me another full turn. Raise up, Keep your speed up, We're here for about 4 minutes."

4 minutes??!!! oh god, i was about to die NOW.
4 minutes was a lifetime away, I was pretty certain my butt was going to fall off,
and I could not take another second of that guy making love to his bike.

The clock was going...by...so....slowly. . .
almost as slowly as listening to my Art History lectures.
Though my teacher did say something amusing once.
Something about "class is cancelled this thursday."
yeah, i remember that one, that day was a good day.

When you want things to end, like that boring test or a hard exercise class,
the clock always seems to stop. Seems to crawl by.
Though do you notice, when those wonderful things in life happen,
such as going on a date with someone you've been crushing on for a long time,
or spending a few hours with friends, eating a piece of cake[chocolate cake]
It all seems to zoom by.

[*Azarel*]

Einstein's theory of relativity.

[Jeng]

Yah some classes just go by so fast, and other go so slowly, and you keep looking at the clock to wait till it endssss, uh so dreadfull

[lalalaLANUH]

Oh dear. That sounds like...it hurts. A lot.
Why'd you choose a spin class in the first place?
*shivers*

[iDecay]

Oh man. I hear spin classes were like very very hard.

Social Studies. Today. BORING. Really, really, boring. I almost fell asleep, but was VERY happy when it ended.

And doing things that I enjoy, of course it seems to pass by faster. Isn't it supposed to..? Well, unless you're depressed, I guess.

[hi-C]

What exactly is spin? It looks like riding a stationary bike to me

[freeflow]

OUCHHHHH! Seems like a lot of pain. I would say never look at the clock again or think about it. Just let things go. Art history is enjoyable for me, but I know what you mean. Somedays I just want to run out of the class during notes/lecture.

[hi-C]

I fell asleep a lot in my art history class last spring. Not my fault though. I mean, if the lights are off and the professor doesn't exactly have a dynamic personality, what do you expect?

[*Intercourse.*]

^I agree Carrie, except that happens in Biology for me



Ahh Katie, I could just feel your pain. (love your avatar)

I know exactly what you meant though. I think it happens at the end of each class and it comes to the matter of minutes or seconds until you can finally get the heck out of there. Time just creeps, I hate the state of mind that you have to go through during that.

[lalalaLANUH]

Weight training usually goes by pretty slow.
But really, I love school. Enjoy all my classes.
But lunch just seems to drag on forever =/
[/nerd]
Really though, weight training is a beeeotch.

[*WHIMSICAL 0NE*]

Spin classes are a lot of fun though, and you see results pretty fast.

For me, my classes can't go by fast enough in school. Haha. Foods class always go by really fast... esspecially during lab days.

[HakunaMatata]

Is it possible for you to quit? Or at least take up a space farther from the sexual noises?

Yeah, I'm never putting myself through that.

[KissMe2408]

Oh dear. That sounds like...it hurts. A lot.
Why'd you choose a spin class in the first place?
*shivers*

lol, i wanted to liven up my exercise routine and try something different.
I heard Spin classes were really tough, and I wanted the challenge.

I just, yeah, they are hard. And I don't think I realized how hard they could be lol.
But Kaycee, I don't want to quit. afterwards you feel all amazing and pumped up,
and you do see results pretty quickly and you burn off a helluva number of calories.
But yeah, next time, i'm not sitting on the bike next to that guy.

Carrie - yeah it's basically riding a stationary bike. Which i thought would be easy. but you turn on knob to add resistance, and it can get really tough, it matters if you have a good instructor or not.

[*stephinika*]

God, I know exactly what you mean. Like for example, tomorrow morning I have an 8:30am class...that's 3 hours long. Bloody hell. It goes by sooo slowly...
Yet I spend a good long afternoon out with my friends or boyfriend and its gone in an instant.

Grr.

[HakunaMatata]

*bump*

Yeah, I'm never putting myself through that.

I lied. I attended it this morning and OMG OMG OMG I hate the burn. And I didn't even try that hard today. Ughhh, I guess I have to get used to it, but this is the most tiring shaz EVER.

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

Spin class ? Does it burn a lot of calories and stuff ? If so, damn i need to take it.

[Naomitron]

Spin is a hardcore cardio workout. If you do it right, yes, it burns a lot of calories.

[*souperstition*]

I took spin classes for about three years, but here lately I've sort of run out of time for it. It IS extremely challenging, but like others have said, very rewarding. I felt a lot better about myself when I was attending regularly, and I've seriously put on pounds since I quit.

[HakunaMatata]

THREE YEARS?!? Dani, I can't even picture myself doing it for two weeks.

[*souperstition*]

^No kidding, it was rough, but very rewarding. It was during a low self-esteem stage and definitely helped.

[jennyjenny]

isn't spinning just hardcore indoor cycling?

in that case... isn't that the same as going on a bicycle?