Spin 10 vs. YMCA Spin

During the winter, I maintained my sanity with two kinds of spin classes: Spin 10 and YMCA Spin classes...

On Mondays & Thursdays I do Spin 10. Spin 10 is a totally unique spin class that takes place in the middle of an old firehouse on the westside of Wichita. Van Tubbs is our fearless leader through the 90 minutes (or so) of spinning. It's always a good workout (even on his so-called "easier days"). You bring your own bike and trainer to each class and watch his video mixes of bike races, music videos, the occassional chinese food commercial (haha China Star buffet), and other randomness that he plugs in there to take your mind off the hard work. I love to watch the time trial races...very motivating!

Before class starts, Van turns the lights off and the Christmas lights on (yes, you read that right - Christmas lights).

These are the Christmas lights that illuminate the room
just enough to see your bike computer. And who doesn't
want to spin with Christmas lights on?
I LOVE IT!

His cat (Raz) and two big grey dogs (Mojo and Cleo) walk around class and either pretend to watch us spin or watch the videos. The music is awesome. The workout is awesome. The company is awesome. As much as I'm excited about warmer weather and getting in more road time, I'm actually going to miss this class (it ends March 24)!

Me - warming up.

The husband - apparently he's too hard core to warm up.

On Tuesdays, I spin at the North YMCA with my co-worker/neighbor/friend/dogsitter, Becca (this girl obviously holds a lot of titles in my life). While it's a typical YMCA class, I still love it! Pam G. kicks our butts and makes us laugh. She usually brings a CD of 80s music, which I totally dig, and it's a quick-in and quick-out (60-minute) class since it's right around the corner from my house. There's also another hard core spinner girl there that I see each week. She has buff arms. I should work on that...maybe later.

This is my YMCA Spin Class.
Poor photo quality, but what are you gonna do?
It's hard to multi-task quality spinning and good photography...

This is me (right) & Becca (left) after YMCA Spin.

Wow, my face is red - proof of how hard I worked!

Becca, why isn't YOUR face this red?!?!?

So, each of these classes are really cool in their own right. They're both useful for different aspects of training and both have their place in my spinning heart.

I will say that I'm typically S-T-A-R-V-I-N-G when I get home from Spin 10 and not so much when I get home from the Y. Not sure why that is...maybe it's the additional 30 to 45 minutes of spinning.
I think my new favorite post-spin snack is Terra Chips. Have you ever had Terra Chips? A full serving of vegetables in every ounce is their claim. I hope that's ok because I eat a lot more than one ounce...they're so delicious! The downside is that their stinkin expensive. I'm pretty sure $5 for a bag of chips is unreasonable, but I like them.

A full serving of veggies in every ounce.

Try them...you'll like them.

So, tonight is spin night at the Y. Looking forward to a little Rick Springfield, AC/DC, Billy Idol, and Duran Duran! She's hungry like the woooolf....I CAN'T WAIT!

Set a goal for yourself to try Terra Chips before my next post!
Chelsea