has anyone ever done one of these? there is a room and daily spin classes that are nearly full at my gym. i was thinking about trying it out. it looks like a good workout.
like or dislike?
I love it! Time flies if you have a good teacher. Spinning hard to the beat. But, like anything else, you get out what you put in.... Because you set your own bike tension, it's an honestly system... I know many times I feel like I'm killing myself, and I see people faking it.
And it is hard. 4 count position changes with jumps, etc.... much better than just riding a stationary.
ive thought about doing these out of curiosity and because i dont ride as much as i used to but i wanted to stay in good riding shape this winter (i walk to work and dont bike much during the winter these days!)
ill go with you for the first time if you want? also iknow steevo used to teach at them
I mix once-a-week spinning with my in-home trainer. It's so much better to have other people around to break up the boredom of the trainer. It can be very enjoyable - good music, good people.
If you live nearby, try Body Tech in Aspinwall - they have a free class coupon on their website. If you like it, there's no obligation, no membership - buy spinning classes one-at-a-time or buy 12 and get a discount.
urban active has free classes for members, i believe. i may try it at some point this winter. when i was using cardio equipment this week, i noticed that all of the bikes were taken in the spin room. i am going to see if there are early morning classes. it's hard sometimes for me to consistently get to something in the evenings with my work hours.
What Shawn said. I visited a friend in the D.C. area a couple of years ago & went along with him to his Saturday spin class. I could barely keep up! Me, who was putting over 50 miles a week under me on a regular bicycle on real roads! So, yeah, you get a workout. Not at all boring, as I've found working out solo on an exercycle in the basement to be.
I just had my first one at Urban Active (they are indeed free with membership) - it's definitely a workout even for someone who rides all the time. Because the usual physics don't apply to a stationary bike, it hits a good number of muscles that you wouldn't use in real riding. Also, I have never sweat so much on bike before.
i may try next week. i see that there are ones at 5:45am that i might be able to do right before i have to go to work, but it will be close. thanks
Ha ha, from today's paper
nice!
I go to Urban Active too and they mentioned to me that the spin room is available during non-class times. Just go to the front desk and ask them to start the program. Of course, that wouldn't be the same as having a good teacher and a packed room but you could get some people together to do it at a more convenient time.
