Spin Classes ....The Devils exercise?????

[Mattonsea]

Well is it ? or does it have a use in humanity.

 

[EltonFrog]

Dunno, what is it?

 

[s7ephanie]

great exercise, i used to love them xx

 

[Sittingduck]

Spinning is awesome - fact!

I don't go anymore because I couldn't afford my expensive gym membership. I have looked into re-joining a local gym, having since moved house. Still very pricey (same chain) but I may have decided to join, at the end of the summer. Trouble is the spinning class timetable isn't that great at this venue, so I would only be able to attend perhaps twice a week. I would recommend spinning to anybody - awesome way to burn shed loads of calories and imho it's beneficial to cycling but doubtless others will disagree. It is not a substitute for doing mucho miles on the road but as an additional activity, it's great!

 

[Dayvo]

Agree fully with SiD!

It's not the same as being outside on the open road, but as a form of exercise it is, IMO, second to none. If you have a good instructor, motivational music (AC/DC, Scooter etc) and some attractive 'scenery', then you'll be in for a good sweaty session.

 

[Ghost Donkey]

Just started doing these at lunchtime at a gym near work. Love it.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Like so many fitness classes the result depends on two things.

1) The instructor - an instructor who cycles is going to be a bit more specific than a non cyclist
2) The effort you put in - classes aren't a chat room, nobody cares how pretty you look. If anything, looking absolutely trashed at the end is + kudos

 

[Sandra6]

I love spinning, it's the only thing I miss since I cancelled my gym membership earlier this year.
It really does depend on the instructor though - as TMHNET said, a cyclist will give a totally different class to a non-cyclist.
And if they try and make you do press ups or other strange arm actions while you're cycling, get off the bike and leave!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

never done them....sounds like I should though

 

[Stephen brown]

Get the turbo in front of the TV/Laptop and download some spinning class videos from YouTube and away you go, trust me there are some VERY encouraging vids...........

 

[Saluki]

Spinning is awesome - fact!

I don't go anymore because I couldn't afford my expensive gym membership. I have looked into re-joining a local gym, having since moved house. Still very pricey (same chain) but I may have decided to join, at the end of the summer. Trouble is the spinning class timetable isn't that great at this venue, so I would only be able to attend perhaps twice a week. I would recommend spinning to anybody - awesome way to burn shed loads of calories and imho it's beneficial to cycling but doubtless others will disagree. It is not a substitute for doing mucho miles on the road but as an additional activity, it's great!

I can't afford the local gyms either but have discovered that we have a local authority leisure centre for a huge £20 a month. For that I am a member of the 3 nearby council gyms (Wymondham, Long Stratton & Diss). They all have spin classes, one has climbing, they all have exercise bikes. Would it be worth asking your council if they have gyms/leisure centres locally as they might well be worth a look. I am just blown away by ours. Its got much better facilities than the Banantynes & Virgin Centres and less than half the monthly price.

 

[Globalti]

Mrs Gti once persuaded me to go along to her spin class so I took my heart-rate monitor and decided to try to make the best of it as a training session. My worst fears were confirmed when the instructor turned out to be a shouty woman who put on some loud music and berated us through a microphone attached to her head; very distracting when I was trying to follow my usual routine of warming up then putting in some sprints to max HR. Eventually she started coming round the semicircle of riders, staring them closely in the eyes and shouting right in their faces... when she got to me and saw my expression she did a sort of "Hmmmm... best not...." and carried straight on to the next person. Horrible it was, absolutely horrible. I'd rather be slogging up a 20% slope in the Bowland fells with sleet blowing down my neck and another 25 miles to go before a hot bath than do that again.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Spin Classes ....The Devils excercise?????

Yup, but it's bloody fantastic cardio and you'll sweat more than Rolf Harris, DLT and Stuart Hall combined

I love spinning, it's the only thing I miss since I cancelled my gym membership earlier this year.

+1 I loved spinning classes when I could afford gym membership

Our local authority leisure centres, (notably the Jason Kenny Centre), do pay as you go clasess, (or they did), but whenever I've checked previously the times have never been suitable

I miss spinning

 

[bof]

Mrs Gti once persuaded me to go along to her spin class so I took my heart-rate monitor and decided to try to make the best of it as a training session. My worst fears were confirmed when the instructor turned out to be a shouty woman who put on some loud music and berated us through a microphone attached to her head; very distracting when I was trying to follow my usual routine of warming up then putting in some sprints to max HR. Eventually she started coming round the semicircle of riders, staring them closely in the eyes and shouting right in their faces... when she got to me and saw my expression she did a sort of "Hmmmm... best not...." and carried straight on to the next person. Horrible it was, absolutely horrible. I'd rather be slogging up a 20% slope in the Bowland fells with sleet blowing down my neck and another 25 miles to go before a hot bath than do that again.

As others have said, depends on the teacher - I think spinning is great when the weather if foul or you dont have the time to go for a decent ride - but there is one teacher at my gym I avoid.

 

[ASC1951]

I can't afford the local gyms either but have discovered that we have a local authority leisure centre for a huge £20 a month. For that I am a member of the 3 nearby council gyms (Wymondham, Long Stratton & Diss). They all have spin classes, one has climbing, they all have exercise bikes. Would it be worth asking your council if they have gyms/leisure centres locally as they might well be worth a look. I am just blown away by ours. Its got much better facilities than the Banantynes & Virgin Centres and less than half the monthly price.

Same here in God's Own County. For £25 a month I can go to any one of a dozen gyms in Leeds, any one of a dozen pools (including the international pool) and all the yoga/pilates etc classes, without any further charge. As Saluki says, better equipped than the private gyms. It's a bit more if you want to go on weekday evenings, but still a huge bargain.