Spin Classes
45CDO
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I've never been to any of these classes, but I was speaking to someone who highly recommended them. I was thinking of using them to help stay 'bike fit' over the winter - does anyone have any experience or advice?
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Generally, they are excellent classes. Considering you're riding abike that doesn;t go anywhere, it's amaxing the the calories you can burn, the HR's you can achieve, and how much sweat you can produce. I normally go striaght from the spin class stright into the shower fully dressed, and wash the kit as I'm getting unchanged.
Only real downsides are if the Instructor is poor, then the class isn't much fun, and it all around you aren't really up for it, then it makes it a struggle. But get a good instructor, and surrounded by enthusiatics colleagues and the 30/45/60 minutes just fly by.
Got to be aware though that Spinning is a trade name, what you also get is aerbiking, studio spin, RPM, cardio spin. All got slightly different aproaches, somemore structured than others, and some you work to the beat of the music. But well worth a go, and it will keep you bike fitness over the winter.
RPM classes can be good for brick sessions as you can leg it out and on to the tread mill. Just make sure you clear it with the instructor and that you wipe your bike down first.
We tried to have one spin section a week as the tri club, for the first two weeks a few other people joined in but after that they didn't come as they thought it was to hard. It ended up being the tri club and a guy from the local cycle club.
Better than getting cold and wet on a winter evening
Another pet hate are those people who attend the class and then just cycle along willy-nilly with headphones in, just doing their own thing. I have enough problem following the instructions when everyone around me is doing the same thing let alone when some guy alongside is having a bit of a jolly.