Flea wrote: Quote:
Spinning is hardcore. Those teachers are relentless, and the bike seats are torture devices. If you haven't worked on your legs in quite some time, it's not a good idea to start with that.
I made it back downstairs and feel a bit better. It will be rough tomorrow, but I'll be chilling at home. I'm going to do the cycling (YMCA calls it cycling as opposed to spinning, go figure) every other day to start off, so I'll be back to it on Friday. Fortunately, I have been jogging on my treadmill and swimming, but the front of my thighs obviously haven't been utitilized for some time, ergo the whole burn and what not.
True, it is a hardcore regiment, but I will stick with it. Luckily, I can go at our own pace and trust me, I still got my *** kicked - but in a good way. I can only get better (well, hopefully, instead of keeling over). As much as it is pure torture, cycling is my ticket for getting healthier.
The jogging on the treadmill wasn't doing it for me (knees started to ache) and speed walking is really boring and doesn't really generate the sweat/fat burning I need. I also tried swimming, but that actually bulked me up more muscularly (hidden with the layers of my lard) and I gained 15 pounds. All I'm concerned with at this point is shedding the pounds. Once I'm back down to a reasonable weight (175 - 180 lbs.), I'll work on toning up.
Full disclosure (and trust me, I'm fully humiliated with myself for letting it get this bad)- I'm up to 274 lbs (6 ft tall).
My wife joined a gym across the street from her work and went to her first spinning class last week. It was brutal for her, too, but she loved it and will be sticking with it as well.
