#pelaton

It's a buy in my opinion because it's low right now and I believe they're going to recover.

They're going through a complete overhaul; unfortunately eliminating several jobs but with the goal of revamping the company and recovering from the issues encountered towards the latter part of the pandemic.

Side Note: There are talks of a new virus in China which will likely make its way to the US putting us possibly back into a semi lockdown situation so I'm thinking that's yet another reason the stock will likely see growth.

** I am not a financial advisor I am a regular human sharing my opinions the way I would with family or friends.

You are encouraged to do your own research.

As I continue my fitness journey, I look back on my progress of spin class. 

I started, in February, not standing at all; scared to stand for fear of my legs being in blazing pain. I started in a Saturday class, before doing zumba, to dip my toes in. After I basically died, I decided that spin would be best to do on weekdays; I started going Mondays and Thursdays (zumba on Saturdays). The instructor told me that it would be about 6 weeks before i was fully able to do a class completely standing. For MORE than 6 weeks I sat on the hard seat, my bottom getting used to THAT pain in about a week or so (I also had a seat cushion...it’s not a cushion anymore, but that’s beside the point). I thought that maybe my legs would build up by just sitting and riding and that one day I would be able to be like the other people in my class and stand the entire period. I had everything wrong.

After going home almost every night and crying because I felt I was inadequate and never going to be able to get myself into shape like I needed to be, I decided that I needed to make a change. One day, I walked up to the instructor and told her to fit me to my bike correctly. 

I had been sitting my bike seat at a zero. and that was obviously wrong, even with me being as short as I am (5′1″). The instructor immediately pulled my seat to a 7 and basically pushed me out of the nest; expecting me to stand now. After going a day to adjust to the new seat height (and moving it down to a 6 because my little legs couldn’t handle it), I starting standing more and more. 

I still wasn’t happy or comfortable standing on the bike. My 6.5 sized feet didn’t fit in the stirrups very well, that and the height of my saddle added to my already existing coordination problems. The stirrups are made for a men’s size 12 shoe, but I felt as if i didn’t put my foot all of the way in, I was going to slip out. This put the barely existent arch of my foot in the middle of the pedals. I would constantly get cramps in the middle of class because of the pressure.

So, I started talking to other class members about the stupid bike shoes. A couple of different locations in town sold them so I made special trips to pick up the shoes. The first 2 times I went, the stores were already closed. So I made the long drive from our house in the country to town, early in the morning, to get the shoes. The man who sold me the shoes put the hardware on and told me that they may need to be moved to fit my pedal placement.

First time I used them, I felt as if I were running on the tips of my toes. Awkward and painful. So I took them home and moved them as far back as I could...all of maybe 1 centimeter. WHAT A CHANGE! I was able to stand easier and I didn’t feel so awkward on the bike anymore. Mind you, it has taken me MONTHS to get to the point I was at. 

Other than having more or less motivation on some days than others, I feel way more confident in spin class now. Looking back, I know that was the problem all along...CONFIDENCE.