Mike’s Daily Rant 11/1/2012 Topic: Trick Or Treat

So it’s been proven that people get better results in regards to weight loss when you participate in groups. It’s also been proven that Halloween is a tricky holiday and people treat themselves to more candy sweets than they should.

I don’t really celebrate Halloween anymore but I do recognize it as a holiday. Although I recognize it as a holiday, I somehow forgot that it was yesterday. The way that I was reminded was when I got to the gym and the staff members were dressed up. The staff members also had a bowl of candy at the check-in counter. I didn’t take any but I appreciate the offer. I guess they figure if you are getting ready to work-out you might as well have a piece of candy. I walk to locker room and change and come back out to sign up for Spin Class. I walk up to the counter because this is usually the time that the list comes out for you to sign up. I wait for a second and then the staff member at counter asks if she can help me? I say yes I want to sign up for spin class. She says oh I’m sorry it’s cancelled for the holiday. I think to myself for Halloween but the gym is opened? I say “Thank You” and walk away.

I’m puzzled as to why they would cancel a group fitness class on Halloween but have them on Major Holidays such as Thanksgiving and Super Bowl Sunday. This makes little sense to me but I’m here now so I will find something to do. I run 3 miles and still feel that there is much more work to be done. Next I work on legs. I do squats, leg press and squat jerks. I then do a few back exercises before a thought comes to mind. I walk into the empty spin room and decide that I will do my own spin workout. I connected my Iphone up to the speaker system and pressed play on my workout playlist. Then I go to work!

People start passing by waving and looking as if they want to come in. I tell them to come in with a hand gesture and they come in and saddle up. Before you know it, 20 people that are regulars in my class have joined me and I am instructing the class. After an hour we all laugh and realize that we had worked that hard without Clarisse being present to tell us what to do. I have led her class before but she was there. This time it started with me doing it for myself and just so happened to recruit a few followers. This was all possible because they saw me doing it alone and came to motivate and support me. In the end we still benefit as a group. I will never forget yesterday because it was such a proud moment. I can’t wait to see Clarisse during today’s class and tell her what happened.

Now I know not to be so disappointed when class is cancelled. I will go in and spin anyway.