Saturday, November 22, 2008

I'm a spinning instructor!!

So's I've been complaining about a certain substitute Spinning  instructor at our health club, I just didn't like the way he taught the class.  But who am I to judge??  I've taken a lot of classes, but does that make me an expert??  I thought the best thing for me to do was take the training course to be a spinning instructor.   Last Saturday I spent the day in Kalamazoo taking the spinning instructors class.

It was a really good class, I'm really glad I took it.  And now, I'm a certified spinning instructor.  The next step is to find a class to teach!  I'm good pals with one of the spin instructors and she was excited I took the class, I think the next time she needs a sub she will call me.

So maybe a career change for me, but highly unlikely!  I would love to have a once a week class to teach (and get free health club membership!).

(If you don't know Spinning, it's indoor cycling that is supposed to simulate road biking.  The bikes have a big fly wheel, that simulates the movement of a bike wheel on the road.  The crank is fixed to the fly wheel, so there is no coasting... just pedal hard for 45 minutes. ) 

It's a heck of a work-out cats!





   

6 comments:

IamLizRN said...

hey uncle jim!
congrats on being a spinning instructor! i just started spinning. its fun i've been to 2 classes now and i'm going again today after church!

JimR said...
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JimR said...

Hi Liz! Hey that's great! I really like spinning - if you hear a good spinning song, let me know! I did my spinning out side today, 16 miles at 22 degrees. I'm guessing that's colder the melbourne...

Sally said...

That is so cool! When I was your age, I took spinning. My favorite instructor, Steve, always ended the class with "I'm in the Jailhouse Now" from "Oh Brother". It was very popular, and I think I'll sing it right now for you.
He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
I told him once or twice
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now

Well I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob
Who used to steal, gamble and rob
He thought he was the smartest guy in town
But I found out last Monday
That Bob got locked up Sunday
They got him in the jailhouse way down town

He's in the jailhouse now
He's in the jailhouse now
I told him once or twice
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
He's in the jailhouse now

Well I went out last Tuesday
Met a girl named Susie
I told her I was the swellest man around
Well she started in to spend my money
She started in to call me honey
We took in every honky tonk in town

We're in the jailhouse now
We're in the jailhouse now
They told us once or twice
To quit playin' cards and shootin' dice
We're in the jailhouse now

JimR said...

THanks for Singing Sal!! Because I think sharing your singing would be difficult for the class, I down loaded the song. I like it!

nan said...

Remember that cd we listened to while driving with mother through W.Virginia? Was that from the same cd? We drove her nuts with that one crazy song. That was fun. Congrats James!!! I sure hope you find a spinning instruction job so you can have a free membership. Gotta love it! It's all in the cheap genes!!