Early morning spin. And I’m not musing about the news.
It was early.
Dark early.
Time for spin.
This was the first Wednesday morning spin class at this location since an F2 tornado tore into parts of Madison and Morgan County last April.
For the entire hot, sweltering summer, membas of Madison Fitness have been striving to keep the fitness vibe alive at temporary digs while repairs were made to the building.
Looks better than ever.
I cannot tell you how nice it feels to ride in air-conditioning once again.
Here we are. Emily, Joe, Jim and yours truly.
In interest of journalistic integrity, I refused to photo-shop how the angle I’m sitting to get this picture makes my middle look like the center of a ice cream sandwich.
A melting one.
Curses. Wish I had seen this before buying three bags of creme-filled pumpkin candies yesterday.
That is not my middle.
Someone stole my middle and gave me their creme-filled-pumpkin-candy middle !!!
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Merrily spinning along, Jim casually mentioned his plans for the weekend.
We all rejoiced. Especially after I learned it will be a small intimate ceremony.
That explains why I wasn’t invited.
Great to see some of the regulars back in the cool at dark-o-thirty.
The ever-buff Robert Pennington and his trainer, Mickey.
Obviously, neither feels the pull of creme-filled pumpkins.
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It was super to have all the equipment back, minus a few exercise balls and slides, in the old location.
And it was great to see Arnold (pre-gross out Arnold) somehow survived the roof blowing off and was still on the wall.
Wait a minute. Something looks familiar.
My Abs!!!
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Here’s wishing Jim and Carol the best of everything.
And we’ll be back spinning away next Wednesday morning.
Wonder how long it takes to burn off a bitty creme-filled pumpkin?
I love spinning! I used to go to them but stopped. Now I’m craving it after looking at your pics.
We have fun, Elena. And manage to get a workout in.
It’s nice when things start to get back to normal after a while!!
As far as the Fitness Center, the tornado really messed up things. But Madison/Morgan County is a great place. Most gym members hung in there and stayed members while the repairs were completed.
you make me smile. 🙂
hope to see you running tomorrow!
Okay Jill. Be there or be the one with the eatin’ creme-filled pumpkins belly.
Excellent journalistic integrity, I am not sure I could of done the same.
Though I don’t think you look like an melting ice cream sandwich.
Oh Kristin, come to think of it, that was terribly brave. Dare I say Pulitzer brave??
You are far more motivated than I am! I used to do spinning… for like a week. I’m lazy.
Put me on a road bike = lazy. I don’t do wind and temps below 70.
I really like the looks of the people you work out with. They look like normal people. I’m terrified to go to our gym, where everyone looks like they’re 21 and made of silicone.
I can’t do the spinning thing. The eliptical is my torture machine of choice. And, just so you know, your middle really doesn’t look like a cream-filled-pumpkin candy, although it did make for a funnyline in your post!
We, are all very normal Anne. Like the title to John Ortberg’s book, “Everybody’s Normal till You Get to Know Them.” 🙂
I have never spun (spinned) but I hear it’s fantastic exercise. I fear it might send me over the edge of out of shapedom, though. I do, however, love me some pumpkin candy.
Ironically I am sitting here on an exercise ball eating Taco Bell.
Thanks, as always, for stoppin’ by my Internet pad!
Jamie, Taco Bell sounds yummy while I sit here eating a sandwich my husband brought home from work two days ago. But guess what’s for dessert?? yay.
I slept through it or I could have been watching CNBC.
I’ve become unconvinced there was a pre-gross out Arnold. Because that physique, while an impressive feat, scares the bejeesus out of me.
Valid point. I guess lots of people (Maria at the front of the line) now feel the same way.
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