Sunday Times

Not much happening today.  Weather is OK but there is a cold nip in the air.  I walked to the "service station" to get the Sunday Star Times, and deliberating whether I'll go for another walk.  I probably wont.  So, a lazy Sunday.  I need to differentiate the days somehow.  Actually, I feel a bit "blah" which is not a space I can afford to let myself go into.

Weather forecast for tomorrow looks very good though so I'll definitely get back on the bike tomorrow.

Here's a little RPM related stuff I have been reading over the last week (and related comment) or so:

From the Sunday Times:

"Even spin classes make me awkward - the whooping, the living nightmare of being trapped in lycra, going nowhere very fast to a soundtrack of cheesy house."

I had a conversation with the wife of my sister's best man (referred to in a previous post - I'd like to give you a fancy link, but your not getting one - you are intelligent enough to remember!)  She is extremely lean and fit and an avid LM goer.  She was saying how there was no way she would go to RPM classes because she didn't think she would be able to survive.  And I'm thinking: so why do you think its OK for your husband to go to RPM classes and he would survive and you wouldn't?  So, I said that's how I used to feel, but actually I'd found it's about what you want to make of it. I didn't win the arguement: not that its about winning an arguement.  She changed the topic and I decided not to pursue it.  This frustrated me for two reasons.  Firstly, I couldn't articulate in a way that I wanted that her justification was unfounded.  Secondly, the only real way to give testimony that RPM classes work is to show that through changing your body shape etc.  Anyway, the conversation provided good motivation on that front.


From the Australian Women's Weekly at my sisters (kind of a disclaimer that you wouldn't find the Women's Weekly at my house...although it is surprisingly quite good!)

"Cycling is not only fun. but will help you build the body of your dreams.  It gives a full body workout and burns loads of kilojoules, tones your muscles and is easy on the joints.  It's great for your butt, thighs and calves, and if you include some hills you'll also get an upper body workout."

Yep, apparently so ;-)
From the cycling magazine at the central library:

"Bernard Hinault, the Badge and five time winner of the Tour de France said
"when you climb, you should be able to play the piano"
....he was alluding to two things, the first, that you should have a strong core. And the second that you should always have your hands light on the bars"

Yep, being a piano player, I like this quote.