Humor of the Day: Spin Out

In an attempt to get myself into "some kind" of shape for my upcoming 40 mile bike ride in May, I have decided to take a weekly "spin" class at All Sport. Though I have often walked by and seen the class in progress, I never really had much interest in sitting on a stationary bike for an hour and peddling as fast as my legs could possibly go. Nevertheless, I have now taken the class twice. And, I'm still alive to blog about it.

I took my 2nd spin class last night and there were 3 things made me laugh (thank god for something to laugh about during the class):

• The first laugh-worthy item is the fact that the instructor, a stocky (overweight?) guy never, ever, ever, not once, sits on the bicycle. Yet, he is the spin "instructor". How can this be? Instead, he walks up and down the aisles yelling "PEDDLE..PEDDLE...FASTER...FASTER." And, while I find it bizarre that he doesn't "spin", I also find it humorous that he was sweating more than I was. Maybe I should give up the bike and walk up/down the aisles? I might just get as good (or better) of a work-out.

• I have always had a theory that there is "always one" in every class. Whether it be an academic class, an exercise class or any group setting, there is always someone who either asks 10,000 questions, is annoying or somehow, just manages to get themselves noticed. Last night was no exception. But, the part that really made me laugh is that in exercise classes, why is that person always front row and center? That spot must be reserved for the "exerciser who does everything and anything possible to be noticed by the instructor." Last night, that honor goes to some cycler who insisted on singing LOUDLY to the music, waving his arms in the air and ...well, you get the picture. I did not find him amusing, but rather, the fact that he occupied the front, center spot. It never fails.

• And last but not least, the most amusing event of the spin class was when I "spun" out. Somehow, I managed to survive the entire class but when it was time to get off the bike and stretch, my leg got stuck on the bike seat and I slid to the floor. Because I was in the back row (not center), I assumed my acrobatic maneuver would go largely unnoticed. Wrong! Just my luck, the instructor was looking right at me as I performed my graceful slide move. "You OK?" he shouted. I nodded my head. "You sure you are ok...everything's good?" Another nod of my head, not daring to speak and call even more attention to myself. "You know, we captured that on our video cameras" he added with a hearty laugh.

I think I now know why he doesn't dare get on the spin bike...lol