Week 2, Day 1: Laughing

Who knew I could laugh so much at 6:30 a.m.?

Two good parts today, in between being ready to pass out at Level 10, resting at Level 9.

First, out of six people in the class, two rode on recumbent bikes rather than uprights. Those of us on the uprights might have thought for a second that other other ones were easier (and maybe just a bit inclined to use them tomorrow). But watching those two grunt and sweat, it was quickly apparent that perhaps the recumbents were just a tad bit harder. So I'll keep my upright, thank you very much.

Watching Joshua on his recumbent getting up to 120 rpms at Level 12, and then Richard up at 130 rpms, I see how much bigger the men's leg muscles are, especially compared to me and Corey slugging it out at Level 10 and struggling for 108 rpm. It's not a competition with anyone but myself but the boys' muscles are bigger.

But Corey did us girls proud, and made me laugh again during our post-workout stretch. When the boys grunted and groaned into position, Corey easily stretched out and touched her toes, saying something like "If I can't be the fastest on the bike, I can stretch the best."

Hearty laughs all around as we all recovered from another grueling workout.