Sunday Morning Spin (aka In From the Cold)

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Last night I decided that 36 degrees was too cold for an outside ride this morning.  I’ve ridden in the cold weather before, and I fear I am a hazard to those riding with me in such circumstances.  When I’m cold and miserable, I become my worst self and it is not fun for anyone.  I need to suck it up, get the right cold weather gear and force myself out on these blustery, cold mornings.

Instead of riding outside, I went to Kona and joined a few others on the trainers for a spin workout video by IronGirl trainer Coach Troy Jacobson.  The video includes three 30 minute workouts: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced, all with Coach Troy instructing you on intervals.  The cool thing is that it instructs you which gear to put your bike in (mostly, large or small chain ring and gear 15) for the intervals.  There are a bevy of fit women on trainers and a few on spin cycles in the video, all gently dabbing the sweat off their brow in order to now smear their perfectly made up faces.  But seriously, these workouts were HARD and at 30 minutes a pop, they would make great – fit ‘em in – workouts for the weekdays.