<p style="text-align: left;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright" title="Gel seat like mine" src="http://www.biking.com/files/cache/gel-seat-cover4_27f2862339a8823f35e064686a5338f5.jpg" alt="Cycling gel seat" width="207" height="199" />After making it through three classes total so far, here is the list of stuff I have to bring:</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li> Gel seat</li>
<li> Towel to wipe streams of sweat</li>
<li> Ear plugs</li>
<li> Sweat band</li>
<li> Water bottle</li>
<li> Heart rate monitor</li>
<li>Training zones chart</li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li> Cycling shoes with clips (don&#8217;t own yet, but maybe after birthday or Christmas)</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: left;">For a brief and shining moment on Tuesday, I was able to get a sensation in my lower quadriceps muscles of pulling up during a part of the stroke, but I didn&#8217;t know exactly how I was achieving it and couldn&#8217;t maintain the feeling. I was soon back to all pushing all the time. When I was able to pull a little, my legs felt a lot better. All push is so inefficient that it makes my heart rate shoot up and makes my legs feel deprived of fuel.  My goal is to maintain a steady spin by using my core muscles along with both pulling and pushing muscles. Only then I will be able to push my cardiovascular limits as much as I want during the interval sessions (hill climbs).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I still need to know the Spin definitions for:</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li> Jogging</li>
<li> Walking</li>
<li>Running</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: left;">My day job requires me to be at work half an hour after the end of the Spin class. Even though I am taking as cold a shower as I can manage, I am bathed in sweat again as soon as I get dressed. It&#8217;s nearly impossible to put on makup when your face is that slippery! I may have to start my workday a little later, if they&#8217;ll let me.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Now that I am feeling committed to continuing the Spinning, the class is on hold for a week due to the holiday, d&#8217;oh!.</p>
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