In this weather cross training is a must, and I continue to do this at Muskoka Fitness. My favourite current indoor activity is spinning....an exercise that requires all the intensity and strength I can muster and makes me feel as alive as being out on the open road. Spinning also helps me appreciate my legs and quite frankly, that is a new feeling for me! I used to hate my legs - for what they look like primarily - no knobbly knees here! And my calves, well, trying on long boots was unsettling for me at one time. Now I would confidently say I "like" my legs and am happy with what they can do for me, not how they look. A mental shift that took me 40 years and 1 marathon to grasp and truly believe.
My legs have served me well over my life - when I pounded them into the ground with 50 extra pounds on my frame and when I fell numerous times on rocks and ice, they kept me going.
Yes, Nic, I'm 'in heaven' on the spin bike and look forward to more! I'm riding for all I'm worth during that 45 mins and genuinely internalizing the mantra on the wall, "Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better!"
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