Woke up this morning feeling a bit achy in the neck and mid-back, but to be honest, the continually brutal jet lag is far worse than the workout twinges. I’m also still dehydrated so I remembered to drink lots of water before I actually got the headache today.
Choosing from the list of classes at the gym, we booked the Virtual Cycle – a kind of spin class without an instructor. I was pretty concerned as I know you need to be super-fit to spin, but the idea that there was no one there to shout at me convinced me it would be OK.
After you set up the bike the video starts running on the big cinema screen. ‘Tom’, the virtual studio coach, leads you through a 30 minute cycle, which includes 2 climbs as well as the warm up and down.
I didn’t do any of the hill work, keeping my resistance at zero and concentrating on being able to complete 30 mins. I reckon there’s plenty of time to build up to that! The fist 15 minutes were fine, if not a bit uncomfortable (those saddles are hard!), and minutes 15-20 were the hardest. But just after 20 mins it seemed to get easier, almost like my body and mind were getting in the zone and it felt quite easy to get to the end. Obviously, that’s without any resistance, and an RPM of only about 80, but I was chuffed to finish something I was convinced I wouldn’t be able to do.
Lauren, Nikki and Madge all did the class with me and once again having people to go with makes it much more fun. We’re already planning tomorrow’s session…I just need to fit it around meetings.
Daily exercise: Virtual Cycle
Venue: City University Gym
Type: Cardio
Duration: 30 minutes
