Worth It

working out to stave off insanity

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sweat waterfall

N00b spinning is like regular spinning, except I’m pretty sure I look sillier than you, and my desire to die is almost certainly more intense than yours.

Here is a dramatic textual re-enactment of what class is like:

1 minute in:  Alright, I can do this.

5 minutes in: YESSSSS

7 minutes in, and out of the saddle:  Oh, my knees hurt.

Several minutes later:  I’M DYING

An eternity, and a couple turns to the tension knob:  WHAT IS THIS HELL?

Later, maybe, but I’ve lost the ability to gauge time: I want to throw up, a little.

Finally done?: NO THERE’S MORE, THE INSTRUCTOR IS MADE OF LIES

During the cool down stretching:  OH, there IS a god.

Done:  Hey, I feel pretty awesome!  And sweaty! 

::wobbles home::

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Pier 60 Barre: Total Barre

(Or, Whitney is a beautiful slave driver)

Getting there: WTF, why is the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers located at the edge of the world Manhattan??  Built in pre-gaming, I guess: 20 minute warm-up walk to the studio.  And then there’s crossing the West Side Highway.  It’s like real-life Frogger.  Don’t get flattened by a car.  Or a jogger.  Or a bike.  Or a truck (because there is yet another road (what?))  ps. The studio is at the end of 19th St, but you have to go to either 18th or 20th to cross.

The studio/set-up: Lovely space.  There is a small locker area (digital locks), two little changing ‘closets’ and two bathrooms.  No showers (unless you’re a gym member).  Studio is spacious, and equipment seemed well-kept and clean.

The workout: I’m so out of shape. This was a great high-energy mix of pulsing, squeezing, I-think-I’m-dying workout targeting the typical barre areas.  The instructor, Whitney, was upbeat and kept us moving.  And I wasn’t the only one struggling a bit, so I felt ok as a newcomer and a newbie.

Go again?:  Maybe.  The class is great, but the location is a hindrance for me.  If I lived/worked in the area, then definitely.

website: http://www.chelseapiers.com/sc/fitness/barre/

yelp reviews: http://www.yelp.com/biz/pier-60-barre-new-york-5