Kristen had just the right medicine to help break my upper respiratory tract infection today. (Don’t worry I kept my distance.) Her playful attitude provided the elixir to make me feel comfortable in the saddle yet still leave a ‘puddle’ on the floor beneath me.
Her versatility is really unparalleled when she comes from every angle imaginable to inspire us whether you’re motivated by negative or positive reinforcement. My psychology studies tell me that both are useful in getting the most out of our effort. There are some of us that like to get ‘spanked’ to keep us from lollygagging our way through the 60-minute session and there are those of us that see the fun we are having when we spin and that is positive reinforcement.
Today’s repertoire of music was handmade as always but do you see how she had us “fully associated” with the pool reference as the backdrop of where she created her playlist for today? It automatically prompted our minds for the beach season ahead. Most of the class today was female and I could almost feel the anxiety it must entail to wear one of those scanty outfits. But even as a male the idea of baring my chest this summer has taken on more appeal to me as I have shed some costly pounds.
She never fails to change the “spin” in the dynamics of what goes on between our ears because although our feet do the pedaling it’s our mind that shifts the gears. My good friend always tells me: “My mind is racing but my body’s in the lead.”
Today was just the right medicine and it felt good going down too!
Today Kristen had some advice on fueling after the class and she suggested some yogurt and berries. She said don’t wait until lunchtime and that advice is well taken because I know that after a spin class if I wait too long afterwards to eat, my lunch winds up with too much of the wrong carbohydrates.
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