With sweaty, lank hair post spin class.
That’s me anyway. And actually, it’s called RPM.
Whatever, my hair still looks just as rank post class, whatever the technical term for getting smashed on a bike is.

There’s a whole lotta stories I have about Beauty and the Gym, but all I want to help you with today is hair.

Some tips to keep the whole business under three minutes:

Before you start, pop your hair up loosely, so as not to ruin the ‘style’ you’ve got going. This is especially crucial for curly hair fruits, or nicely blow-dried fruits. Too tight will wreck things. Fix loose annoying or fringey bits with bobby pins, and always, always have surplus amounts of both elastics and these wily little devils in your gym bag, cause doing RPM with your hair down when it’s at all long BITES (if unintentional… If intentional, it’s just silly and attention-seeking, like girls who wear high heels on an international flight.)

When you’ve showered, crack out the dry shampoo. Which will be in your gym bag. Batiste or Klorane, probably. You bought it from the chemist, remember? See how the other girls in the changeroom envy you with your shiny can of magical dust. Clever you.

Spray the dry shampoo around your hairline and quickly along the scalp and then blast your hair with a blow dryer on high heat. You shouldn’t need a brush, unless you’re a fringey fruit, in which case pack a smallish barrel brush (ceramic or tourmaline are best) and style that baby down. If you’re a curly fruit, feel free to skip the blow dryer part. It’ll go all fluffy and wack, but you already knew that.

You’ve just worked out, you deserve to look pretty, and now you do.

Like this girl! Except sadly her hairstyle will be ruined, cause she wore her ponytail too tight. (Let’s not talk about her makeup. This is not the time to talk about her makeup.) But maybe she won’t care cause she’s only going home to eat chicken stir fry in her gym gear and watch Summer Heights High and maybe do some laundry.