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Spinning is brilliant!
I go twice a week and it's improved my bike fitness no end.
Very punishing if you follow the instructions! But highly enjoyable at the same time.
The holy grail for hot women in classes is 'Body Balance' followed closely by Yoga.
I challange any red blooded male to concentrate on their own stretches!
Only time i've done yoga at the gym i got a hard on and had to feign injury so i could lay on my stomach for a bit 😀
ROFL at Omar 😯 😆
Ha interesting I was wondering why my left knee was playing up - thought it was my technique turns out its the kit...Hmmm..
Genuine question, whats the difference between spinning and a turbo trainer?
Spinning = Short 45mins, high output, cardio workout designed for all
Turbo = Sustained, longer and should be a lot harder
Both are good and both will make you better
I'm working on my technique... shifted the cleat on the left shoe as far as it will go for this mornings spin... seemed to help and has allowed my left leg to move in a far more linear plain.
The biggest thing I miss about ditching my gym membership a good few years ago is the spinning classes. We had a couple of really good instructors who would destroy you. By the end of a session, I'd look like I'd cycled through the swimming pool - urgh!
+1 for the eye candy in a class being a bonus.
I've done spinning at my gym and it's boring and not very taxing even me trying my hardest so I gave it up to do my own stuff in stead would much rather be out, but as said above that's just a rubbish instructor I imagine as if it's easy then it's stupid!
[i]Both are good and both will make you [s]better[/s] fitter[/i]
FTFY
Spinning is Awesome, the two real things that make the difference are:
a) the instructor
b) the music (one that springs to mind - Girls Aloud Sound Of The Underground)
Every thing else is a Billy Bonus
+1 for towel and water and make sure you wipe down the bike
Spinning = Short 45mins, high output, cardio workout designed for allTurbo = Sustained, longer and should be a lot harder
Disagree, there's not much in it - turbo can be longer, after all you set the time limit, and most spin classes are about 45min long, but I don't think (minute for minute) it's any harder. Assuming you use the resistance, of course!
Another spinning fan here - I was introduced to it in November last year and was blowing out of my @rse after 10 minutes on the first session. I'm now going 2 to 3 times a week; have lost some weight and dropped a waist size.
Oh, I'm surprised no one has mentioned it yet. Take a towel and some water. 😉
I have been informed that there is a difference between 'spinning' and 'rpm'.
RPM is what I do, it's Awesome!!!
I've been to both spinning and rpm. Love it and was addicted for a while. Some instructors try things like press ups on the bars which i don't bother with, but the music and intervals/timed climbs etc are great. Be careful if they tell you to take all the resistence off and pedal as fast as you can - keep some resistence on.
I sometimes do two classes in one night - 1hr45mins of spinning indoors is much better on winter nights when its snowing/icy etc, and more appealing the the turbo. My climbing out of the saddle (on the road bike) came on tons just by adding in spinning to my training.
As above, take spds, towel, water and hrm if you have one.
Anyone ride their bike to the spinning class?
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Turbo = Sustained, longer and should be a lot harder
Eh? A turbo session is what you make it, IMO turbos are ideally suited to HIIT, but as you say are also good for threshold training.
LOL @ Dezb... I walk there.
DGOAB - as a fellow fanatic.. what's your stretching routine? I've decided to get into yoga this week. Did my 2nd class this lunchtime.. feel so good for it. Some of my lingering injuries feel improved too...
Anyone ride their bike to the spinning class?
I will drive! Don't want to be exercising accidentally now do I.
Erm, I cycle there and home, mainly because it's on my way home from work.
TSY, I love yoga. I try to do a decent amount of stretching/yoga 6 days a week. Focus on calves, hamstrings, quads, hips/glutes, and lower back. I do poses like the cat/dog and triangle every day. Don't try the advanced moves if you are admiring a lady in front of you though! 😀 dunno how you can do the 7.15 class though, thats not for me, much prefer later in the day.
Well. Tonight didn't go too well. I turned up an hour late as got my times mixed up.
...try again Saturday.
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