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After spinning at Cyclebar Columbia Pike for a few weeks now, here are things I have learned:

Well, I have had so much fun going to indoor cycling class every day since Monday—even in all of this freezing Polar Vortex weather. I have taken a variety of classes, I have made friends, I have hopefully gotten stronger, but I can also feel a certain level of diminishing return from riding every day.

Okay, a couple of months ago I joined CYCLEBAR Columbia Pike with guns blazing and worked so hard too quickly and got a killer cold that grounded me for weeks.

Join Chris Abraham as he shares his journey from slow jogging to intense spin classes and rowing. Learn about the importance of showing up, building habits, and the supportive fitness communities both online and offline.

I drove and walked past the new CYCLEBAR on Columbia Pike a dozen times. It's so nice, I was intimated.

I started walking at ten-til 7 PM because I remembered that there was a little over a mile between me and CYCLEBAR Columbia Pike by foot, walking.

I got to walking to the gym early enough that I got there in plenty of time to get into my SPD shoes and put in earplugs against all the awesome-but-loud pop, rock, and house:

The pledge I made in my last post lasted only a couple hours until I both drank and ate chicken! Oy vey!

I really enjoyed my second first ride. While yesterday was my first first ride back, I didn't reach any flow. It was just a shakedown. Yesterday's was more fun. I felt back at home. And, I stayed within my Maffetone range of 105-115bpm 90% of the time.

Today's my spin day. Tonight at 7:15--15-minutes early, as I always try to be--I'll be joining a new instructor, Sam, for a 7:30 ride called The After Party.