SPIN Doctor

I am a gym whore. I put out to work out! And I work out to chill out! Also, I’m secretly a Spin Doctor. My favorite gym class is Spin. I spin my life into whichever fantasy I want to have when I am cycling—and it feels wonderful. I’ve been having such a good time at the gym that I forgot to keep this blog going. But I’m back again.

My Spin workout is tough, intense, yet effortless. Oh, not that I invest no effort in each 45-60 minute class. It’s just that when the music blasts, I trance into another zone. I could be fantasizing that I’m at a club, a disco, a dance event. The room is pitch black, and I’m GONE. I dance on the bike to the beat of the music, so I get a joyful adrenaline rush. I sing to the tunes, scream, laugh, and r-e-l-e-a-s-e with my bike buddies beside me. And that’s at 6 AM each weekday!

The Spin instructors are fascinating to me. They have some very responsible jobs outside the Spin room. They are investment bankers, bond traders, trial lawyers, hospital administrators, fashion gurus, one is getting a doctorate in physiology, and on and on. I love to find out what they do outside, because I’m probably very nosey. But also, being in the people business, I like to put together composites of who people REALLY are. I LOVE watching these folks integrate mind and body. I don’t know if they add spirit to the mix, but I have enough spirit to go around for everyone.

One of the male Spin instructors who seems quite macho likes his wife to participate in the class. She told me, “He likes me to be here with him.” He saves a bike for her right in front of him. They’ve been married for 10 years, a second marriage, and they often come to the gym together to work out even when he’s not teaching his usual class. It’s lovely to see. I watch their respectful interaction and I wonder why all marriages can’t be this mutually supportive.

In this Spin room, each body on a bike has a different story to tell. I would love to find out about all of them. I’m a Spin Doctor. And I spin my own life into whichever fantasy I want to have when I am cycling. I am truly grateful that my body allows me the agility to work out this way . . .