Lifecycle Gymnasium

What Is Spin Class 

Spin class is a great workoaut on a stationary bike - burning calories and keeping your muscles toned and in shape. 

Classes are free for members and $10 for non members. (FIRST CLASS IS FREE)

 

What to Bring & Wear

Please bring a drink, wear bike shorts if you have them, if not tighter fitting shorts ideally so they don't flap around/chaff , tuck your shoe laces in so they don't get caught as you pedal.

Your instructor will go through your bike set up so you can have a great workout.

 

Pros

An effective workout     

Varied routines keep things fresh 

Great for all ability levels   

You don't have to wear your helmet!!
All you'll need is workout clothes, a towel (to wipe your face) and a water bottle.
Our spinning bikes have toe clips with straps so you can wear runners. 
You control resistance on your bike to make the pedaling as easy or difficult as you choose.
 

What Happens in a Spinning Class?

Imagine a whole bunch of exercise bikes lined up inside a health club studio. Riders are on each one spinning the pedals at a rapid pace.

The lights are turned down, pumped up music fills the air and an instructor sits atop a lead bike, calling out commands. "Climb out of the saddle,"

"Big hill coming!"

 

The riders rise as one, pedals spinning faster as they grimace with exertion, sweat dripping off their bodies.

What you're witnessing is a spinning class, a workout option available at fitness clubs everywhere. Spinning is a relatively recent phenomenon, where participants take part in a group workout on exercise bikes that typically lasts anywhere from 30-75 minutes.

 

The classes are lead by instructors who normally guide participants through a series of phases, from warm-up to more challenging phases, to a period of peak effort followed by a cool down.

 

In spinning classes, the intensity of the workout is influenced by a couple of things: cadence, or pedal rate & resistance of the bike's flywheel, which can be continually adjusted throughout the class to make pedaling easier or more difficult · 

Also by the rider's body position, as they either pedal from a seated position or rise from the saddle.

 

Ultimately participants determine their own levels of exertion, something that works better for some folks than others. But a good instructor can certainly encourage and motivate you to push yourself, and you'll most likely find spinning to be a vigorous workout.