Tuesday after work I attended my first spin class at Om Oasis in Monterey. Corner bought me a 6-class card for my birthday and I finally made some time to go down there. Luckily I made a post about my intentions on Facebook, and several friends suggested I wear bike shorts. I thought that might be a bit much, but I threw a pair of kickers in my bag just in case…and Im glad I did!
The 45-minute spin class was definitely tougher than I expected, but it was also pretty fun rocking out to Kelly Clarkson music while pedaling my butt off. I would definitely go again, but I think my next class needs to be a yoga class so that I can fulfill my Day Zero goal of learning yoga.
Which brings me to the title of this blog post. I have been meaning to try yoga for awhile, and Ive even gone as far as buying a yoga mat and trying out a few yoga and pilates DVDs, but I have yet to attend a class because Im a little scared of looking like a total noob…not to mention I am entirely inflexible! In general, I hate the learning curve that comes along with trying new things; I would much rather prefer I just immediately be good at something. Like WordPress. And piano. And backwards marching at a 6 to 5. But I suppose that would take away the thrill of advancing past the suck threshold, because I have to admit, it feels good to be able to bend WP to my will. And play Scott Joplin no problem. And march 33-inch steps backwards without tripping all over myself.
So I guess the best way to get over my fear of yoga-ing in public is to just get my ass to class, and as Nike says, just do it. Wish me luck.
Also, I am posting this from my iPhone as we complete the final hour of our drive to Palm Desert for the holiday weekend…and for some reason the WordPress iPhone app doesnt like apostrophes, so dont feel like I have forgotten about grammar altogether. Have a great 4th of July weekend!
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I’ll do yoga with you!!! Om uses to have a great spin/yoga combo class. I look dumb and I’ve done it before so you won’t have to worry.