Introductions

I suppose introductions are in order. They probably should have happened in the first post, but hey, who cares about chronology? That’s not why people watch Pulp Fiction.

I’m Jeff. I have been for a good while now. I work here at Global Ride/Cycling Fusion on all things web-related. I’m also a guinea pig, attempting to reverse a lifetime of exercise apathy because I’ve developed a belief that Spinning® and its new technologies can improve my health… and that’s what has brought us together here.

So, hello.

This blog is about progress. This blog is about cycling. This blog is about using Spinning® to train. As part of the Cycling Fusion website, it is about understanding the REAL world of Spinning®, and how it can benefit the average person’s workout, as well as the training of experienced outdoor cyclists. And before I begin, with all that in mind, you need to understand my individual purpose:

My goal is not to get to the point where I can bench press the family car with one arm. I don’t particularly care if I can do more sit-ups than there are Baldwin brothers. I just want to be healthy. I want my body to work more efficiently. I haven’t felt fully awake since 1994, and I want to sleep better. I want my headaches to stop, and want to not be sore and cramped after I do anything that involves any level of physical activity. And I want to go about improving myself in the right way, with trained guidance, and with appropriate tools.

The last time I did any exercise for the sake of exercise, teenage girls everywhere were hanging up Titanic posters on their bedroom walls.

The last time I did any exercise for the sake of exercise, the Backstreet Boys were totally awesome.

I should also let you know what we’re starting with. I’m not morbidly obese, or even a little obese. In fact, if you didn’t know me, you’d probably think I’m in shape. It’s all due to a silver tongued liar called genetics, not reality. As of today, I stand at 5′7″ (a figure that hopefully won’t change) and 147 lbs. But I’m far from ‘fit’ as far as dictionaries, trainers, or English people would define the term.

Unless I’m wrong. Maybe huffing and puffing after a 20 second jog is normal. Maybe feeling worse when you wake up than you did before going to bed is normal. If so, I don’t want to live in a normal world. I’ll take crazy, weird, and nutty.

As Alice said in her journeys around Wonderland, “If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense.”

So let the nonsense begin.